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[edit] Blues scale

Blues scale currently redirects to Pentatonic scale. I don't think this is really adequate; I think Blues scale should either be a separate article or should be included as part of this article (and redirect to here). I'd be bold, but I just don't know enough to start a stub. --Allen 02:22, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

I'll try to find a good reference for a study of blues tuning. Most blues is pentatonic in nature, but the tuning is different enough to maybe warrant a separate article. —Keenan Pepper 03:38, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blue Note and Writers Block

I am not sure if anyone else has heard of "the blue note" being related to "writers block" for musicians. This was the original reason I looked up the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.17.44.163 (talk • contribs)

Related how? --Allen 22:55, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Related as in a writer who cant get inspiration to write has writer block a musician who cannot get inspired to compose, or feels he is not playing well gets "the blue note". I was told this a long time ago and have not found anything to back up this expression, hence me leaving the note here to see if any one else has. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.17.44.163 (talk • contribs)
Interesting. No, I haven't heard the expression, I haven't spent enough time in the music world for that to necessarily mean anything. --Allen 17:40, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] most important notes?

Blue notes are the most important notes in the blues scale? What about the tonic? What an insane subjective statement. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.143.161.116 (talk • contribs)

Good point, although I think "insane" is a bit extreme. How about changing it to "the characteristic notes in the blues scale" or "the defining notes in the blues scale"? --Allen 17:40, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nice job

Nice job, I didn't think anybody actually looked at this Wiki article.

[edit] Flat 5 vs. sharp 11

I think the statement about bebop emphasizing the flat 5 is inaccurate (just original research from having listened to and played hundreds of blues and bop tunes). Plenty of old non-jazz blues use the flat 5 extensively. Bop did expand the use of the sharp 11 - superficially the same note, but functionally very different. Special-T 11:47, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Bebop's harmonic use of flatted fifths has nothing to do with blue notes. I've removed the passage in question. TheScotch 19:43, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Brown note?

Brown note has nothing to do with jazz, or music for that matter. I was appauled to find out what it was when I clicked on the link at the bottom of the page. Will someone remove it? I don't know how. I hardly consider it a related article.