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Inquiry: Soloing Basics


Psycho

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How ya doing?! Hasn't been here for a looong time, hasn't been playing my guitar for a looong time as well. Now that i'm back, i'm determined to pick up my learming from where i left off... :p

Well, i need to learn some soloing theory basics....

Okay, i understand that if the rhythm is in G-D-C, u play the scales G to D to C, for a novice like me, i only know the pentatonic minor, i hope thats sufficient for now.... but what if the chord changes to some "ridiculous" chord like maybe Dm with a root note of C? Can i still stick to my pentatonics minor?

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I think you might be confused with jazz talk of changing scale on each chord change. You dont have to change scale on each different chord. All the notes in those 3 chords are in G major/E minor ( i think ) So you could play the e minor pentatonic over those rhythym/progression without changing scale

When i say G major/ Eminor, they are the same notes, just different 'modes' of the same scale, e minor being aeolian mode, and G major being Ionian mode. Modes give the music a different feel based on how the notes as arranged. Aeolian mode ( minor ) begins on the 6th note of the g major scale and ends on the 6th note. This gives a slightly sad sounding scale compared to g major starting on g and ending on g.

Now you know the pentatonic scales, which are the major/minor scales missing 2 notes, to make 5. These are safe scales that will sound good no matter what you do.

So if you want to know what scale to solo over a chord progression ( rhthym ) look at the notes in the chords and find a scale that has all of those notes in it. Ie you could play in C major pentatonic over F G C.

I reccomend you go to www.cyberfret.com cos i need sleep! Its got lots of information on scales, chord progressions and soloing. Also search www.google.com for more info on improvisation. Its such a massive subject it would take ages to explain it. But its an exciting journey!

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