Members johnkline Posted January 13, 2006 Members Posted January 13, 2006 I just bought a G-Dec fender amp to help with soloing,etc. You can adjust what key your in and it has a nice bass line, drum beat, etc, but there's no actual chord progression. Most info I've read so far deal with soloing to flow with the chord progression your on top of so how do you handle improving just in the key of G for instance? I have to say this little amp is really good for keeping your rhythm and timing, but I still sound too scaley with my bull{censored} soloing in a boxm somtimes I can link them and run up the neck but it's up and then down, etc. john
Members Holst Posted January 13, 2006 Members Posted January 13, 2006 I think this would be called modal improvising. You're just staying on a G, so you can do whatever you want with that G. You have to figure out ways to create tension and release it to keep the solo'ing interesting. You're in the key of G, but you could still imply a D chord with your single note lines. That could build tension because D is your dominant chord in the key of G, and it will resolve nicely back to the G. There are multiple ways to build up tension and release it though.
Members johnkline Posted January 13, 2006 Author Members Posted January 13, 2006 that makes sense about building tension, I'll give that a try implying certain chords. thx john
Members simeon Posted January 13, 2006 Members Posted January 13, 2006 you could actually use it as a good way to practice each mode and really get the sound of them into your head. just stick to one at a time and really explore them. also try playing through all the chords in the mode as well - it should sound ok over a pedal bassalso try breaking the scales down like this...2 notes - play intervals - 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths etc3 notes - play triads from the scale4 notes - play 7th arpeggios from the scale5 notes - explore the three pentatonics from the scalesingle strings - try playing on one string only for ages - really explore it (you're a saxophone!)double strings - try playing on two adjacent strings only and then try playing on two non-adjacent strings onlyplay entirely in one position (get your fingerings correct) - when you get bored - move up one positiontry playing four notes per stringtry playing no more than 3 notes in the same directionwork out a four note pattern and move it up and down through the scale (keeping the shape the same, but adjusting the notes as neccessary to keep them all "in")do this with all 7 modes in all 12 keys from the lowest note on your instrument to the highestthat should keep you busy for a few years...sim
Members jds22 Posted January 13, 2006 Members Posted January 13, 2006 2 notes - play intervals - 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths etc 3 notes - play triads from the scale 4 notes - play 7th arpeggios from the scale 5 notes - explore the three pentatonics from the scale single strings - try playing on one string only for ages - really explore it (you're a saxophone!) double strings - try playing on two adjacent strings only and then try playing on two non-adjacent strings only play entirely in one position (get your fingerings correct) - when you get bored - move up one position try playing four notes per string try playing no more than 3 notes in the same direction work out a four note pattern and move it up and down through the scale (keeping the shape the same, but adjusting the notes as neccessary to keep them all "in") do this with all 7 modes in all 12 keys from the lowest note on your instrument to the highest that should keep you busy for a few years...
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