Blue note

Blue notes (in blue): ♭3, (♯4)/♭5, ♭7

In jazz and blues, a blue note (or worried note) is a note that—for expressive purposes—is sung or played at a slightly different pitch from standard. Typically the alteration is between a quartertone and a semitone, but this varies depending on the musical context.

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