• neild*
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Topic: Memphis Scales

Anyone heard of "memphis scales" and can explain what they are ?

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Re: Memphis Scales

Hi neild* & welcome to chordie!

I've never heard of 'Memphis Scales' (but that certainly doesn't mean they don't exist).
Could you maybe actually be asking about 'Nashville Numbers'?  Nashville Numbers is a way of describing chord sequences using numbers to describe the relative scale position of each chord.
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Re: Memphis Scales

I've not heard the term before either, but could they be referring to the Blues Scale used by Delta Blues players?  It's a pentatonic scale I, III-flat, IV, V, VII-flat. 

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