A MINOR blues

all minor
the situation

A 12-bar built on minor 7ths — i-7, iv-7, with a 5⁷ turnaround.

reach for

the minor pentatonic + the blues ♭5 — SCL·02

for spice

Dorian over the i-7 (that ♮6 is jazzy), harmonic minor over the 5⁷ SCL·06

No major 3rd anywhere, so the major pentatonic is OUT — this is pure minor territory. The ♭5 is the only outside note you need.

a vamp to try it on
Cm71-⁷
Fm74-⁷
Cm71-⁷
G75⁷
Play this on the neck in Key Change Lab →

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