When I want my music to sound mysterious, the diminished scale is a reliable tool in the harmonic toolkit. It worked for John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk, and it can work for you!
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Blues tonality
Notes: I update and revise this post regularly to include new sources and better, more refined arguments. See a more beginner-friendly blues primer here. Read a translation treatise in Spanish by Jesús Fernández. Abstract The blues is a foundational element of America’s vernacular and art music. It is commonly described as a combination of African …