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Blues Mineur

English translation: Minor blues

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French term or phrase:Blues mineur
English translation:Minor blues
Entered by: Scott de Lesseps

16:09 Mar 3, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / Music
French term or phrase: Blues Mineur
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"
Scott de Lesseps
United States
Local time: 16:51
Minor blues
Explanation:
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
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William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 14:51
Grading comment
Thanks a lot William.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Minor blues


Explanation:
explanation:

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-03-03 16:13:12 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

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.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-03-03 16:21:16 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Sorry, here\'s the normal blue progression:
C maj - F maj - G7
C min F min - G7

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 14:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Thanks a lot William.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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