Blues Scale vs.

Dominant Arpeggios
Concept & Demo
Music by Stuart Ziff
Transcribed by Glen Morgan
 = 118
Ex. 1 Bb Blues Scale 1:12
R b3 4 b5 5 b7 R b3 4 b5 5 b7 R

  1 2 3
    4
  
     
   
Electric Guitar


6 6
6 9 9
 6 8
6 8 9
6 7 8
 6 9

   5
   6 7 8 

 
           

Electric Gui...


6 6
 9 8 6
8 6
5
6
8 7 6 5
 9 6

Ex. 2a Blues Scale Ascending 1:38/3:50

  9
 = 140 10 11
    12


      
Electric Guitar



6
6 9
 6 8
6 8 9
6 7 8
 6 9

Ex. 2b Bb7 Arp Descending 1:52/3:58 Ex. 2c Bb7 Arp Ascending 1:58/4:04
     
13 14 15 16 17
   18

   
    
Electric Guitar

 
6 6
9 6 6 9
 7
8 6 6 8
7
8 8
 10 6 6 10

Ex. 2d Blues Scale Descending 2:03/4:11

   19   20
  21 22

          
 
Electric Guitar


6
6
9 6 6
 9 8 6
8 6
7
6
8 7 6 8
 9 6 6

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 Ex. 3a 2:12
  23
 = 136
     24


    


      
Electric Gui...

6 9
 6 8
6 7 8 9 8 6
8
8 6 7
8
8


(  =  
)
Ex. 3b 2:20
  B 9           
25 26
    27
                 28

  
    
Electric Guitar

6 8 9 6 6 6
 8
7 6 7 7 8 7
8
7
8 8 6 8
7 8 9 9 8
8 8

 B9
  E9   3
                    
29 30 31 32

      
       
Electric Guitar

6 6
 6
8 6 8 5 3 5
9 8 6 8 6 7
8 6 8
7
8 8 6 5 8

Cm7 F9  B9
        
              
33 34 35

        
Electric Gui...

4 5
6 8 6 6
 8 10 8 8 9 8 6
8 6 8
8

Ex. 3c 3:06
 = 120
  3 3
       
36 37 38

         
Electric Gu...


 6 8
7 8 7
8 6
7 8 8 7 6
 6 10 10 6

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 Ex. 4a (Chorus 1) 5:26
 = 125
B9 E9 ¼ B9
  
    
           
39 40 41 42

         
Electric Guitar

¼

6 6 9
 8 9 8 6 8 6 (6)
6 8
7 7
8 6 8
8

E9 B9 G7(  9)
              
  
43

44 45
       46
    
   
Electric Guitar

2 3
4 6
 5
6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 8 9 8 6 8 6
8 8

Cm7 F9 B9 F7 G  7 F7
               
           
47 48 49 50

       
Electric Gu...

6 4 4 4 6
 5 3 5 2
3 3
3 8 9 8 6 8 6 8
8

Ex. 4b (Chorus 2) 5:49
B9 E9 B9
  51  52      53      54
 3
       
       
   
Electric Guitar


6 6 6 6 8 9 8 6
 8 8 8 8
7
8 6 8
8 7 6

E9 G7(  9)
   3           
        
55 56 57 58
        
     
Electric Gui...

6 5 6 11 8
 4 5
8 6 8 6 7
8 6 8 8
6 7
4 6 4 8


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 Cm7 F9 ¼ B9 F7 G  7 F7
        
59 60         61
    62
       
     
Electric Guitar

¼

8
10 10 6 6
 8
10
8 9 10 10 8 6 8 6
8
8 9 8 6 8 6 8 9 9 8 6


Ex. 4c (Chorus 3) 6:12
E9
             
63 64
         
      

Electric Guitar

3 3 3
 3

 9 8 6 9 8 6 9 8 6 9 8 6
8
9 8 6 9 8 6 9 8 6
8

B9
                     
   
65 66

    

Electric Guitar

3
 3
3 3

 9 8 6 9 8 6 9 8 6
8
6 8 9 8 6
8
8 6 7
8
6 7 8


E9 B9 G7(  9)
                 
          
67 68 69 70
  
   
Electric Gui...

 
6 6
8 6 8 9 9 5 6 8
 8 6 8
8
8 9 8 6
8 8
6 7 8 6


Cm7 F9 B9 G7(  9) Cm7 F7(  9)
     
71 72          73 74

                
Electric Gui...

6 6 9
 8 8 8 9 9 8 6
8 6 8
8

Ex. 4d (Chorus 4) 6:35
  B9  E9     B9 
  75 76 77 78
   

              
Electric Guitar

15 13 15 13 15 9 8 6
9 8


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 E9 E°7 B9 G7(  9)
                
         
79 80 81 82
          
       
Electric Guitar

3
6
6 7 8 5 6 (6) 8
 8 9 8 6
8 6
6 7
8 6 8 8
6 7 (7)
9 10
8


Cm7 F9 B9 F9
    
83 84         85

           86           
      

Electric Guitar

4 5 4
11 11 8 6 6 5 6 5 6
 8 8 7 8 8 7
8 6 8 8
6 7


Ex. 4e (Chorus 5) 6:58
B9 E9 B9
                 
                  
87 88 89 90

        
Electric Gui...


2 3
6 4 6 5 6 6 7 8
 6 3 6
8 6 8 8
6 7
8
6 7


E9 B9 G7(  9)
      
                
91 92 93 94

      
  
Electric Gu...

6
8
 8 6 5
8 6 8
8 8 9 8 6
8 8
6 (6) 7
8

Cm7 F7(  9)

  
  95
      96    
     
Electric Guitar

3
7 8
8 6 7 8 9 6
 8 7 8 8 6 7
8 6
8


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 B9 F9 B13/A B  13

      
97 98
    99
   
                     
   
Electric Guitar

7 7 6 6
9 9 8 8
 5
8 5
6
6
7
8 6
8
7
8
7
7
6
7
6
8 (8)


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