Given my limited knowledge of theory, I am curious about the following (if this is asked somewhere else, I apologize in advance):
How do you go about choosing a scale (major scale, minor pentatonic scale, etc.)?
Does that scale necessarily need to be of the same key? Does that depend on what mood your are trying to convey?
I hope these questions make sense.....
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Choosing what scale to play over any given key....
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That is what I assumes, just use the scale for the key, I just didn't know how others go about choosing a major scale or a minor pentatonic, or some other sale.....
I'll check out the TG Live vids, and see if there is some more info there.
Thanks Andy!
I'll check out the TG Live vids, and see if there is some more info there.
Thanks Andy!
Music Junkie wrote:
Basically, if the song is not blues then you play the scale for the key it is in or it's relative minor key. For example, if the song is in the key of G you can play either the G major scale or the Em scale.
If the song is blues then you play the parallel minor scale of the key of is in. For example, if the song is in G you play the Gm scale and you can also add in the blue notes (b5th).
But, check out the TG live as Andy suggested, Neil gives a nice explanation.
Ric
MJ - you'll find it on part 1 of the videos. This was my question for TG live and Neil answered it perfectly.That is what I assumes, just use the scale for the key, I just didn't know how others go about choosing a major scale or a minor pentatonic, or some other sale.....
I'll check out the TG Live vids, and see if there is some more info there.
Thanks Andy!
Basically, if the song is not blues then you play the scale for the key it is in or it's relative minor key. For example, if the song is in the key of G you can play either the G major scale or the Em scale.
If the song is blues then you play the parallel minor scale of the key of is in. For example, if the song is in G you play the Gm scale and you can also add in the blue notes (b5th).
But, check out the TG live as Andy suggested, Neil gives a nice explanation.
Ric
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BigBear wrote:
I think it is in F#min pentatonic. If it is, what else could be used according to Neil's explanation? Could I use the relative major scale for F#min? Would that be the A major scale?
I'll see if I can further confuse the situation.......
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No. I am a little confused about how to ask the question. Right now I am concentrating on ear training in private lessons. I am currently transcribing "Just A Song Before I Go" by CSN. I am pretty sure the song is in the key of F#min with my chords then being F#min / G#dim / A / Bmin / C#min / D / E. The intro is a progression of F#min / C#min / D / Bmin with maybe some alterations to those chords that I have not quite distinguished yet. Over that intro there is a cool little solo. Should I assume that it is played using the F#min pentatonic, the F#min, or something else?MJ- was your question more about figuring out what key the song is in so you can select the correct scale/pattern to play?
I think it is in F#min pentatonic. If it is, what else could be used according to Neil's explanation? Could I use the relative major scale for F#min? Would that be the A major scale?
I'll see if I can further confuse the situation.......
:huh:
Music Junkie wrote:
Ric
MJ - you could use either the F#m or F#m pentatonic scales as the pentatonic scale is just a subset of the full scale (5 notes instead of 7). You could also use the relative major scale (full or pentatonic) which would indeed be the A major scale.BigBear wrote:No. I am a little confused about how to ask the question. Right now I am concentrating on ear training in private lessons. I am currently transcribing "Just A Song Before I Go" by CSN. I am pretty sure the song is in the key of F#min with my chords then being F#min / G#dim / A / Bmin / C#min / D / E. The intro is a progression of F#min / C#min / D / Bmin with maybe some alterations to those chords that I have not quite distinguished yet. Over that intro there is a cool little solo. Should I assume that it is played using the F#min pentatonic, the F#min, or something else?MJ- was your question more about figuring out what key the song is in so you can select the correct scale/pattern to play?
I think it is in F#min pentatonic. If it is, what else could be used according to Neil's explanation? Could I use the relative major scale for F#min? Would that be the A major scale?
I'll see if I can further confuse the situation.......
:huh:
Ric
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rcsnydley wrote:
That is what I was hoping for. I tried to think that through, so if I was wrong, it would have been back to the drawing board. Thanks so much for the input!
MJ
Ric:MJ - you could use either the F#m or F#m pentatonic scales as the pentatonic scale is just a subset of the full scale (5 notes instead of 7). You could also use the relative major scale (full or pentatonic) which would indeed be the A major scale.
Ric
That is what I was hoping for. I tried to think that through, so if I was wrong, it would have been back to the drawing board. Thanks so much for the input!
MJ