F blues scale on piano

F blues: minor pentatonic plus the ♭5 'blue note'.

NotesF – A♭ – B♭ – C♭ – C – E♭ – F
StepsW+H – W – H – H – W+H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)

How to play the F blues scale

Keep the thumb on white keys and pass it under after the longest group of fingers you can use; never put the thumb on a black key. Practise slowly, hands separately first. Start slowly with the metronome and keep every note even.

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