Saxophone Blues Scales : Saxophone Blues Scale in B Flat

Adding flash to saxophone scales in the key of B flat makes playing saxophone more interesting. Play a saxophone blues scale in the key of B flat with tips from a saxophone instructor in this free video music lesson.

Expert: Mariane Miyanna Nielsen
Bio: Mariane Miyanna Nielsen has been teaching and playing the saxophone professionally for over twenty years.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

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[JazzTurkle]

@estesoyojajaja Yes, it is the same principal on any instrument (of western origin). Gbb, Fnatural, and Esharp, all sound the same (ie, they are the same note).  What we call that note depends on the harmonic context in which the note is played. I hope this helps ;-)

[estesoyojajaja]

@JazzTurkle Isit the same principal with a Tenor, i mean does it also sound the same with it?

[JazzTurkle]

By the way Chaz6993X - have you even listened to the video...? I hear the note 'F' mentioned, yet never Gbb......... I wonder why? I sincerely hope that you are not passing on your expertise in an educational setting. To be honest I can't even believe that I have been drawn in to such a ridiculous debate, by your obvious naivety. I hope you see the light my brother, even if you don't admit it to me.

[JazzTurkle]

can somebody else please put this Chaz6993X on the right track please, he's ultimately trying to tell me that a perfect fifth in the key of C would be Abb!!!! Some people just over complicate things! Please help me put this stubborn (or just badly taught) musician right before he passes on his unique wisdom to any more unfortunate young musicians that may take his word for it... Music theory is not there to confuse us!

[JazzTurkle]

@Chaz6993X You are getting taught wrongly my friend!! ask any expert or even someone with a basic knowledge of music theory and keys etc.. and you will see what I mean. As far as having two notes with the same name in a scale ie F and Fb (in your example) how would you name all of the notes in a chromatic scale? This is where you have been sent down the wrong path, It is the slight chromaticism in the blues scale (ie sharp 4th or flat 5th) which is confusing you. The 4th & 5th remain Perfect!

[JazzTurkle]

@Chaz6993X Duh....... Bb Blues scale, is Bb(root), Db(min3rd), Eb(perf4th), Enatural(sharp4th) or Fflat(flat5th), Fnatural(perf5th) and Ab(flat7th). Wake up! The fifth in the key of Bb (major or minor) is 'F NATURAL!' - not Gbb! Refer to the key you numptys! In a blues scale there may be debate as to whether to refer to the 4th note of the scale as either a sharpened 4th or a flattened 5th (pretty much the same thing) ,however the 5th note of the scale without arguement is a PERFECT 5TH!

[Chaz6993X]

because this is the Bb BLUES scale. it adds the blue note, which is Gbb, and takes out the major/minor second as you can see she takes out the C which would be that second interval. You can't have 2 of the same note name in a scale such as F. So you cant have Fb and f in the same scale. So the scale would technically be written out as i have said.

[JazzTurkle]

@Chaz6993X Since when has the fifth in a Bb scale (major or minor) been 'G double flat'? I think you'll find it is simply 'F', (check the key). Look what happens to the major/minor scale if you write the fifth note as Gbb then the sixth as G, and also how it would effect the appearance of a basic tonic triad. Of course 'F' and 'Gbb' sound like the same note, but we must realise the difference with regards to scales and keys, otherwise there would be no need for double sharps and flats to exist.

[Chaz6993X]

Bb blues is Bb, Db, Eb, Fb, Gbb, Ab and Bb

[ritzcrackers27]

1, b3, 4, b5, 5, b7, 8. <-- BLUES SCALE