Jazz -blue note-

-Blue note-


A blue note is one of the methods of performing jazz. In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNAjQBOP-lU

 

Blue notes (*): ♭3, (♯4)/♭5, ♭7

The scale of a blue note is a scale like the upper picture.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM2-0GHO5Zg


Blue notes are often seen as akin to relative pitches found in traditional African work songs.