BLUENOTE

Blue note

In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes. Typically the alteration is a semitone or less, but this varies among performers and genres.

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blue note

Noun

  1. Notes added to the major scale for expressive quality in jazz and blues music, particularly the flatted third, fifth and seventh.


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