Editing Scale (music) (section)

==Jazz and blues==
{{See also|Jazz scales}}
{{Image frame|content=<score sound="1"> {
\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
\relative c' { 
  \clef treble \time 6/4
  c4 es f fis g bes c2
} }
</score>|width=300|caption=A hexatonic [[blues scale]] on C, ascending}}Through the introduction of [[blue note]]s, jazz and [[blues]] employ scale intervals smaller than a semitone. The blue note is an [[interval (music)|interval]] that is technically neither [[major and minor|major nor minor]] but "in the middle", giving it a characteristic flavour. A regular [[piano]] cannot play blue notes, but with [[electric guitar]], [[saxophone]], [[trombone]] and [[trumpet]], performers can "bend" notes a fraction of a tone sharp or flat to create blue notes. For instance, in the key of E, the blue note would be either a note between G and G{{music|sharp}} or a note moving between both.

In blues, a [[pentatonic scale]] is often used. In jazz, many different [[musical mode|modes]] and scales are used, often within the same piece of music. Chromatic scales are common, especially in modern jazz.