So, I know that minor pentatonic scale consists of Root, minor 3rd, 4rth, 5th and minor 7th.
What I wanna know is what sort of mood/feeling does each of these notes have.
For example, I know that minor third has a dissonant feel to it.
And playing the root note after playing the minor third produces a sharp contarst; from dissonant to harmonious.
What about the other other intervals of the scale?
Hope I made sense. :)
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Why not just play them and hear what mood they have? As for the minor third, I'd call it 'plaintive' rather than dissonant, but everyone has to be their own judge of what mood or feelings they inspire.
The flatted 3rd and 7th are often called "blue" notes. They give a melancholy or sad feeling to the music. Now why they sound sad, I am not sure.
I have often thought that some notes simply sound like a person who is sad or melancholy. When you are in agony you groan or sigh. I don't know, but I would guess that a person would tend to hit flatted notes when they do this, as opposed to making major sounds when they are happy. The Blues often uses bends and slides. These sounds are very similar to sounds a person makes when very depressed.
I used to love that old song on the Hee Haw show.
Gloom, despair, and agony on me, Whoah-oh!
Deep dark depression, excessive misery,
If it weren't for bad luck,
I'd have no luck at all,
Gloom, despair, and agony on me
The ironic thing about this song was that it was very funny. :D
If you know something better than Rock and Roll, I'd like to hear it - Jerry Lee Lewis
I've been known to go around singing that song at work. :lol:
The blues scale doesn't sound inherently sad. Lots of the liveliest, happiest, can't-keep-from-dancing rock and roll is nothing but the blues scale. And plenty of blues is that way, too, it's not all sad by a long shot.
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
And plenty of blues is that way, too, it's not all sad by a long shot.
Yeah - I first realised that when I heard Taj Mahal sing:
Woke up this morning feeling so good
You know I lay right back down again
Throw your big leg over me Mama
I might not feel this way again
Classic :lol:
