QUOTE (sb81 @ Jun 15 2007, 06:11 PM)
People have said Minor pentatonic for rock... that's the main scale I play with (being a guitar newb) and I typically play blues with the scale.
Any tips/suggestions how making it sound more rock, and less blues? Been trying to find a different scale to play to make it sound less bluesy, but haven't had much luck.
One way is through phrasing.
Phrasing is how we play notes, how we arrange them, how we use rythm, timing and how we articulate them.
In blues, most phrases are 'question and answer'- we play one line, and then answer it with a similar line. Check BB kings playing for many examples.
For Paul Gilbert esque- (yes i know im a fusion/jazz instructor but you gotta know you roots
), they are normally very repetitive, fast and included the b5 alot from the Blues scale. He plays around with patterns, so try making some patterns up based on the blues scale and minor pentatonic.
-Ben
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This post has been edited by benhowell: Jun 15 2007, 06:36 PM