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Dec 12 2011, 01:40 AM
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My pleasure, man
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Dec 12 2011, 01:31 PM
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Just as diatonic scales (with 7 notes) have 7 modes (depending what note is the tonic/root), in similar fashion - pentatonic scale has 5 modes, depending on the tonic.
A minor and C major being relative minor and major scales are two standard modes used for naming these scales (patterns). It's important to learn where these tonics are within the pattern, to be able to use the pattern in any logical way! 
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Dec 12 2011, 03:23 PM
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yeah, this relization might seem basic and dumb, but it's very very useful and important even for advanced players. So you are on the right path,
One thing I've learned about music theory is that little things like this in theory can have a very big impact in regards of sound. In this example, an A minor pentatonic sounds so different to the C major pentatonic even though they use the same notes, why is this? because of the context! -------------------- Visit my:
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Dec 13 2011, 05:23 PM
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QUOTE (cmonster85 @ Dec 13 2011, 01:26 PM)  Very informative discussion! I have some questions- How do you match which scale you are going to play, with the chord progression while you are improvising? Say for eg. I was playing some lead guitar over C, AM, F, G,......Once I got to F , do I start playing an F major scale? Or keep playing in a C major scale and start it on an F note? And once i figure out how to match the scales to the chords can I apply this to blues or jazz chords? I'm sure this has been covered before, but there are alot of forum posts out there to go through.  Thanks in advance. Chris. Maybe this could help you https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Improvising-Workshop-1/ |
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Dec 13 2011, 11:23 PM
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Golden rule of using pentatonic scales in improvising is this:
1. If a major chord starts, use it's major pentatonic scale 2. If a minor chord starts, use it's minor pentatonic scale This way, you will never go out of key, because pentatonic scales are universal. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Dec 14 2011, 12:45 PM
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QUOTE (cmonster85 @ Dec 14 2011, 12:23 PM) Great info! This is going to help alot!, I've learnt my chords, pentatonic box or caged positions, modes, root notes, arpeggios, built up my speed, various licks in each of the boxes, different songs and their solos. But when it came to putting it all together and improvising over different chord progressions I kept getting lost or hitting an off note here and there. This is a great relief. It feels good to hit all the right notes!  Thanks everyone! This is mostly due to the fact that you learned the patterns, but not the notes and intervals themselves. Try working a bit more on those (and focus on practicing over backing tracks) and you will get there. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Dec 14 2011, 01:41 PM
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Excellent, this has been bugging me for a while. Thanks Ivan
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Dec 15 2011, 05:06 PM
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Cheers mate.
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