About the F Composite Blues scale
F Composite Blues is used for blues, rock and jazz-blues improvisation. Think of it as the full blues scale, major and minor thirds and the blue note all together.
Its notes are F, G, A♭, A, B♭, C♭, C, D, and E♭. The formula is W H H H H H W H W.
Also called Nine-Note Blues and Blues Enneatonic.
The black keys A♭, B♭, and E♭ belong to F Composite Blues.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | FF | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GG | Major 2nd |
| 3 | AbA♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | AA | Major 3rd |
| 5 | BbB♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 6 | CbC♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 7 | CC | Perfect 5th |
| 8 | DD | Major 6th |
| 9 | EbE♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W H H H H H W H W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 6 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Composite Blues in other keys
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