source file: m1536.txt Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 22:56:59 -0700 Subject: Re: Blue note? (was Re: 9/5 on pedal steel) From: "Bob Lee" I wrote: >>>> I've realized >>>> that I use the 7/4 a lot as a melody note in blues solos ... then later I wrote: >> I don't recall ever using the 7/6 deliberately. And Paul Hahn pointed out: >But you said you use 7/4 a lot, which is a 7/6 above 3/2. I'm not >sure I understand. Ah! You're right of course. I was thinking in terms of the tonic only. When the chord progression is on the V7 and I hit a 7/4, I'm actually hitting a 7/6 relative to the chord's root and it does sound really bluesy. I never understood why it worked until just now. Thanks Paul! -b0b-