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Nov 25 2008, 08:46 PM
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Hi John.
Here's what I've done so far to understand some things related to tricky harmonies,playing over them etc. First of all, listen to what composer has played over it. learn every single note and do good and deep analyze. This approach is very useful it would be totally wrong to try anything without knowing what man who composed it played over same progression. And I'm not talking only about main theme,brass hits etc, I'm talking about solos,improvisations etc. Once you figure out what they are doing your eyes will be much wider open for your own approach to the same matter. I could have answered to your questions more specificly but I would need to write a book about everything that you can play over progressions that you mentioned, that's gray territory,almost all weapons are allowed until it really hurts. 
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Nov 26 2008, 02:20 PM
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Well,progression by itself says what you can play over,
at least it shows one pattern. Say it's key of Fm,which is not, bass is playing A and that is major 3rd. That leads us to logical conclusion, play Fm scale with added major 3rd, notes are F,G,Ab(Db chord has it),A(it's in bass),Bb,C,Db and Eb. Now,be very careful when playing this A note, it should be playing very short since it's just passing note, it's note in bass but bass makes all the confusion there. And to add even more spice, try an alternate Fm pentatonic with this added A note, F,Ab,A,Bb,C and Eb, jam a bit and see the results. As for books and sites,I never read any OR searched for, all I did was listening and analizing, so we're in the same boat more or less,self taught.
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Nov 26 2008, 02:54 PM
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Sure thing,keep analyzing it and we will talk more about it.
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Nov 29 2008, 05:47 PM
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Should be up now. Not sure if it's working properly.
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Nov 29 2008, 06:25 PM
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That was pretty nice take!
I see that it's fully improvised which I liked a lot, some very tasty licks inside. Now,chord progression is what you should think about more. You've been playing A Dorian most of the time which fits nice EXCEPT over F7 chord,you play notes F# and E while F chord has notes F and Eb. What I'm saying is,try to play arpeggios here and there, play over chords notes. Scale wise,it'd be some sort of A Aeolian flat 5(A,B,C,D,Eb,F,and G) over F7 chord. Also there's E7 or E7/+9 chord,not sure atm. Lay down on chord notes,add more out of scale notes and resolve them to nearby scale note. And try to sing along as you play. sing something in advance and then try to repeat that with guitar, you'll come up with some nice melodies and rhythmic patterns.
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Nov 29 2008, 06:37 PM
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Thanks, great advice, Muris! Will try and do some new takes at another time. Not feeling too well right now (figured out it was food poisoning)
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Nov 29 2008, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE (Caelumamittendum @ Nov 29 2008, 06:37 PM)  Thanks, great advice, Muris! Will try and do some new takes at another time. Not feeling too well right now (figured out it was food poisoning) Ahh,sorry to hear! Wish you fast and safe recovery tho, I hope it's nothing serious.
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