Members Terje Posted October 14, 2007 Members Posted October 14, 2007 Once again I am reminded of this truth as I figured out the other day what actually goes on in one of my favorite solos. Comes at the end of a swedish pop-reggae that you guys have never heard. After a drum solo thegroove comesback in again and the lead guitar explodes into this beautiful "riff". I guess I always knew... he's simply playing the G major scale, two octaves and a 3rd. No pattern, no tricks, all that is "out of the ordinary" is that he bends that last note from a b3 to a 3, that's it. I always loved the solo because he has such a fantastic tone and because it sounds so melodic. Now I know why... I'm not saying people should play scales up and down all the time and think they're making great music. But from time to time it can be great to sit down and just play the major scale really slowly and listen to how beautiful it actually is. It is a melody, one that's so great it's been played so often it's now called a scale.
Members Jesse G Posted October 14, 2007 Members Posted October 14, 2007 I feel you, bro. I love learning from the music I love.
Members captain average Posted October 14, 2007 Members Posted October 14, 2007 there are scales and scale fragments all over classical music.
Members Terje Posted October 15, 2007 Author Members Posted October 15, 2007 there are scales and scale fragments all over classical music. And a lot of the time it sounds great!
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