E9 Vamp Soloing

			
			SOLO LESSON. 
		
			Ben Howell gives a lesson with a Robben Ford vibe, showing approaches over a funky E9 vamp, pentatonics & Half-whole diminished scale. This lesson gives useful knowledge for a fusion vamp context.		

		Tags : 
			Robben Ford, funk, e9 vamp, pentatonics, half-whole diminished scale, fusion		


		Hi Guys!



Welcome to my lesson. 



Today we are looking at approaches over a funky E9 vamp. A vamp literally means staying on one chord for a prolonged time. Most of the licks are based around E minor pentatonic, but i do venture outside blues harmony very briefly with the use of the Half-whole diminished scale (lick 3). This is a very useful in a fusion vamp context, because the tonality is ambiguous-the key center hasnt been established yet because there is a lack of a chord progression to really define the key. Therefore, in situations like these we can use a variety of different scales to 'colour' the chord.



Please experiment over the backing track with the scales charts Andrew has kindly provided-thanks Andrew!



Ive tried to go for a slight Robben Ford vibe here, leaning on the Major 6th interval which has a particularly sweet sound over a dominant chord-try it in your blues progressions too.



Heres a link to Andrews theory lesson on the Half-whole scale-



http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=4771



Have a look for some background info!



Anyhows, hope you enjoy this lesson and any questions or comments fire away!



-Ben