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Unit 4 · The blues

The blue note

Sing the flat third against a major chord so it rubs on purpose, then lift to the third, four times over the chord, with no pushing on the bend. Free to try.

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What it teaches

The blue note is the flat third sung against a major chord: it rubs on purpose, then lifts to the third. No pushing on the bend.

Flat third. Against the major chord

It rubs. On purpose

Then lift. To the third

What you sing

  1. Listen to each, then choose.
  2. Flat third, then third, four times over I7.
  3. Once more, then hear yours beside the guide's.
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Singing safely

Light and easy: a loose jaw, a medium volume, the middle of your voice. Accent with breath, never the throat. Stop if anything tightens.

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