Major blues

over 1 · sweet grit
1 · 2 · ♭3 · 3 · 5 · 6
overa major or dominant chord
the one change

major pentatonic + a passing ♭3 you SLIDE into the 3

the sound

country-sweet with a blue smear — the ♭3→3 slur is the whole trick

hear it in

Chuck Berry, country lead, Southern rock

C71⁷
Play this on the neck in Key Change Lab →

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