1. Most songs utilize either major or minor scales — or one of several scale-like modes
2. Major scales almost always work with major keys and chords; minor scales work best wth minor keys and chords
3. Pentatonic scale works with both major and minor chords as well as with dominant 7th chords
4. Apply a single scale to an entire song, or play different scales for different chords within the song.
5. When you are playing a scale based solo, empahsize the tonic, third, and 7th of the scale and be sure to employ a mixture of step-wise and skip-wise motion.
Exercises:
1. play a solow based on the underlying scale (G major) ued in the following chord progression:
G Em Am D7
2. play a solo based on the specific scales or modes identified with the individual chords in the following progression:
Gm7 C7 FM7 BbM7
3. play a solo over the following chord progression using the pentatonic scale:
Eb Fm Gm Ab Bb7
4. play a solo based on the specific scales or modes identified with the individual chords in the following progression:
Am Dm Gm E7
5. Play a solo based on the specific scales or modes identified with the individual chords in the following progression.
DM7 GM7 Em7 A7 GM7
Tags: modes