Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flatted note, especially the third or seventh note of a scale, in place of an expected major interval.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun idiomatic, music Notes added to the major scale for expressive quality in
jazz andblues music, particularly theflatted third ,fifth andseventh .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a flattened third or seventh
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From its use in blues music.]
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word blue note.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.