The Scariest (and Bluesiest) Interval of All time

Have you ever heard of diabolus in musica?

It means “the devil’s interval” in Latin.

Can you guess the interval?

It’s the tritone!

A and Eb, for example.

Three whole steps apart. Hence the “tri.”

And it does sound a little spooky.

But it can also sound extremely bluesy and soulful.

Consider the C major blues scale: C D Eb E G A.

There’s that A and Eb again.

I absolutely LOVE the sound of A jumping down to Eb in the key of C.

Mess around with it on your instrument, and you’ll find that the devil’s got some serious soul.

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Happy Halloween!

Jeff