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What is a major scale with an added flat 3rd, 5th, & 7th called im super confused

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Answer:

Blues scale

Step-by-step explanation:

The blues scale is based on a major scale, but adds a flat 3rd, 5th, and 7th scale degrees. An example of this is Jazz, which uses this particular scale.

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Well, when you take a major chord (Let's just use C as an example since the key is simple), if you flat the 3rd, you get a minor c chord, and if you flat the 3rd AND the 5th you get a diminished. Flating the 7, though, is where I get slightly confused, in a harmonic minor scale, you RAISE (sharp) the 7, not lower.
*Flash forward to a couple minutes later*
Okay I asked my piano professor and he said it's a Blues Scale!!!
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