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18.31The practical blues strategy
Over C dominant or major blues:
Use mostly:
C major pentatonic
and:
C minor pentatonic/blues
Mix:
E♭ and E
B♭ and A/B depending harmony.
This major/minor ambiguity is part of the style.
We'll devote an entire style module to blues later.