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Title: fill in scales
Post by: toxict3arz on April 30, 2007, 05:20:44 PM

what are good ways to put in some scales in middle of melodies to spice it up a little

is this all trial and error .. or is tehre a way to practice putting scales in a melody

(of course just here in there and not after every bar)

with the guitar when playing melody

thanks!

Title: Re: fill in scales
Post by: 4hisglory on April 30, 2007, 05:32:06 PM

toxict3ar, welcome to LGM.

Title: Re: fill in scales
Post by: T-Block on April 30, 2007, 05:42:45 PM

Quote from: toxict3arz on April 30, 2007, 05:20:44 PM

what are good ways to put in some scales in middle of melodies to spice it up a little

is this all trial and error .. or is tehre a way to practice putting scales in a melody

(of course just here in there and not after every bar)

with the guitar when playing melody

thanks!

It's basically trial and error.

Title: Re: fill in scales
Post by: toxict3arz on May 01, 2007, 12:50:55 AM

all right .. thanks!

do you know any good scale excercises?

im getting tired of major minor  and pentatonic scales .. ~

or at least different routine for these scales? like .. .1 2 3 4   2 3 4 5   3 4 5 6

Title: Re: fill in scales
Post by: B3Wannabe on May 01, 2007, 09:33:01 PM

Modes and arpeggios.

Actually, TBlock and I have made quite a few posts on it, you can see his at the top of this forum. I'm not really fluent in it, yet, but it's coming along.

See these posts:

Two 7th-based arpeggios: http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,41753.0.html
3-in-1 Run: http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,33949.0.html
C Phrygian scale with 6-2 progression: http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,33890.0.html
Scale Bits: http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,31914.0.html
Random Mode Fact: http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,31683.0.html
Modal Scale Theory: http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,30047.0.html
Three runs for a IV Maj7 chord: http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,28504.0.html
Ending Run: http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,26201.0.html


A quick and dirty explanation is: if you're playing in the key of C, and your bass note is G, you can do the C scale, starting from G all the way to the next G. This is called a G Mixolydian scale. If you're playing a CMaj7 chord, you can break it up into its parts and play each note up or down the keys. It has the same effect.