Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Blues mineur

English translation:

Minor blues

Added to glossary by Scott de Lesseps
Mar 3, 2003 16:09
21 yrs ago
French term

Blues Mineur

French to English Art/Literary Music Music
Des
extraits de chorus, et de relevés de partitions sur des grilles classiques,
Jazz, Anatole, Rhythm and Change et Blues Mineur vous sont propsés en fin de
volume"
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 Minor blues

Proposed translations

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Minor blues

explanation:

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Note added at 2003-03-03 16:13:12 (GMT)
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The standard blue progression is based on I-IV-V chords. In the key of C, for example, that means C maj - G maj - D maj. Minor blues is patterned on the same progression but with minor chords: C min - G min - D7.

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Note added at 2003-03-03 16:21:16 (GMT)
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Sorry, here\'s the normal blue progression:
C maj - F maj - G7
C min F min - G7
Peer comment(s):

agree Meri Buettner
2 mins
agree writeaway : could Pagannini handle that?
2 hrs
He play a mean minor variation of the 24th Capriccio, I tell you dat.
agree Saleh Ayyub
6 days
agree Ronnie J Rigdon
3845 days
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