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BLU-02 Common Scales Used in Blues

About this lesson

This lesson plan will give your student three different scales they can use to improvise over a blues progression. Each scale has an in-depth explanations from the SCA series so this lesson plan focuses on how to apply the scales in different keys. Your student will learn the unique characteristics of each scale and when to apply them. This lesson should be used in combination with BLU-03 as it will show them exactly what to improvise over. If your student wants to learn the blues, this lesson plan will help them achieve a big part of playing blues.

This lesson plan will teach your student:

  • How to figure out which scales to use
  • How to improvise using multiple scales
  • How to change to different keys

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BLU-03 12 Bar Blues Shuffle

SCA-02 Major and Minor Pentatonic

SCA-03 The Blues Scale

New lesson material: Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales

A new lesson plan has been included in the Lesson Materials Section on Pentatonic Scales. As these scales have been discussed in length in INT-01, this resource is a handy reference sheet you can give your student. The clearly labelled diagrams make it an excellent teaching tool.

Access the material here: SCA-02 Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales

You can access other similar resources including the seven basic modes in the SCA series found in the Lesson Materials Section here.

SCA-02 Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales

About this lesson

Teaching the Pentatonic scales is a great way to introduce improvisation to your student. They are easy to learn and are easy to apply and come up with some great sounds. This resources gives your student a handy reference sheet they can refer to when using either the Major or Minor Pentatonic Scales. A comprehensive guide on introducing these scales has already been created in INT-01 Introduction to the Pentatonic Scale so this resource does not include lesson instructions. Before you give this material to your student, make sure they feel comfortable with techniques such as hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends and vibrato.

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Related lessons

INT-01 Introduction to the Pentatonic Scale