SOLO LESSON.
Soloing using various minor scales modes and pentatonics.
Tags :
Phrasing, Repetition, Riffs, Motive playing, Playing across the neck, Bending, Legato, Economy picking, Eb minor, Lesson 1, First Lessons, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Robben Ford
Hello GMC! Welcome to my first lesson! In this lesson there are quite a few interesting scale/mode/pentatonic choices so I suggest we get right to it.
The key of this piece is Eb minor. That is the main key center from which I derive my modes, scales and pentatonics. Around Eb minor I am incorporating two types of harmonies - one that comes from Eb Dorian mode (Eb min7, Ab7) and another one that's classic Harmonic minor cadence/chord progression (Cbmaj 7, Bb7, Eb min7). Having said this, this solo uses Eb Dorian and Eb harmonic minor modes. This is in a way a little approach to modal harmony which we will get to in future lessons!
Besides these scale/mode choices I am also using Eb Minor pentatonic and Eb Blues scale which almost all Rock and Blues guitar players in the world use in conjunction.
In this lesson I tried to create a solo in style of Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton and Robben Ford.
When you finish this lesson hopefully you would have captured and mastered some of the following techniques:
- Sliding
- Bending
- Pinched harmonics
- Hammer on and pull off technique
- Economy picking
- Playing across your neck
- Importance of repetition in music etc
Equipment I used for recording my sound was: Custom built guitar (G.Papazoglou) with Pod X3 live going directly to computer.
Hopefully you guys will like the solo and have fun learning it as much as I did creating it! Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or comments related to this lesson.
I look forward hearing from you all!
Pedja
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