How to understand and jam on blue scales for alto sax

In this video we take a dive into understanding Blues scales.

We look at how to use them to sound awesome in your solo in a very straightforward yet effective way. We look at the recipe for one so that you can build one in any key.

We discover how they are similar to minor pentatonic scales and if that is something you’re not sure about have a look here: Pentatonic scales explained.

Simply, … Blues scales are a type of minor scale and have the same notes as the chord tones of a Dorian minor and if that’s not familiar then take a look here: Dorian minor scales for saxophone.