"blue note" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-blue note.ogg Forms: blue notes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blue note (plural blue notes)
  1. (idiomatic, music) The flatted 5th scale degree in the blues scale, also known as the flat five. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-blue_note-en-noun-tXvJyV37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (idiomatic, music) Any of the notes that produce the characteristic clashes with the underlying harmony associated with blues music. The flatted third, flatted fifth and flatted seventh can all be considered blue notes when played over major or dominant chord progressions, while only the flatted fifth will clash with minor chord progressions. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Music, Blues music
    Sense id: en-blue_note-en-noun-xCKNTSYK Disambiguation of Blues music: 41 59 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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