very cool scale been using it for years,,,,now staying in that same scale add the root with the major 7th (which is the flat root) and you get and east indian sounding scale
so basically a harmonic minor pentatonic? whatever it is, cool lesson. really simple to grasp and understand. another cool thing is if you are in A major, take the A minor pentatonic and move it down one fret. if you weave that in the the A major pentaotnic, it gives a nice flavour. works well to give a kinda fusion flavour to tyour playing.
@EstevanMusic its also just a locrian as well... which is normally what it is. An A major has a Ab locrian relative mode. Locrian can play pentatonic just fine, you just flatten the fifth, which gives it a blues scale sound to it. Or you can play outside and include the fifth. Also by doing this you can additionally play outside and turn that A major into an A harmonic minor with very little changes to the modal structure while including the Minor Pentatonics of F# minor pent.
Although I disagree with some of what you said I was only responding to your comment regarding mixing A major pent and Ab minor pent in the key of A major.
That most definitely spells Lydian. =) which is my favorite mode I might add!
@EstevanMusic well you can do the same with lydian as to major. both are similar, have a minor triad mode just a half step down, so minor pentatonics just a half step down are possible... so completely makes sense how you would think that way
@EstevanMusic there are actually various ways you can turn an A major into a harmonic minor instead... becuase the tonal differences involve very little additions to it. I do it all the time. In fact you can do this with almost any mode, and youll find a different scale alltogether to change things too.
Now I know what it reminds me of. Not as much harmonic minor but a scale I use when I want a Japanese folk-like sound, playing the same scale you are but also flattening the 4th. If you play it somewhat slow and add quick bends, it sounds like the really old Japanese folk I would hear on some of the Japanese programs my mom would watch (she's from Japan).
@synholiday Yes, if you start this scale on the G it is close to a Japanese pentatonic... this scale could be spelled, Root, m2, 4th, 5th , M6... I believe the Japanese pentatonic has a minor 6th.
@Fishpigg Oh yeah, I hear that phrygian dominant makes wives crazy in a bad way but lydian pentatonic makes them want to do things that shouldn't be explained in detain in this public forum. I hope that helps, haha.
Great video! I'm not a jazz guitarist, but a flatted root note should produce a major 7th or major 7th scale, right? Is that the source of this "outside," jazzy sound? Thanks for posting and introducing the discussion in such a concise way.
@TheJudplay I've seen a number of viewers try to explain the reason this sounds outside, using a lot of "theory"and it tends to over complicate things. Lets say you are playing over an A Minor chord. An A minor pentatonic would then be a very suitable scale to use over that chord because some of the notes in the scale are found in the chord (chord tones) and the others sound agreeable to the ear (a minor 7th, and the 4th). The scale is considered to be consonant with the chord.
@adriangalysh Most guitarists would add some color to their soloing, by perhaps playing the "blues scale" which adds a chromatic passing tone (unless you really aim for that note) - that note between the 4th and 5th (a tritone) would be considered "outside" as it produces a slight dissonance over the A minor chord.
@adriangalysh To further take the sound out, you could use the scale above. You could consider it a major 7th and a leading tone (if playing over a V-I), but the note itself is out of context with the chord, and since it is so close to the root note, is even more dissonant, and "outside" than the Blues Scale's tritone.
@adriangalysh I honestly like the description of this scale as a "Flatted Root" minor pentatonic. The purpose of flattening the root it to create the dissonant "outside" sound with a note that is "outside" of the scale/chord tonality.
When I saw the title for the video, I thought, "this will, no doubt, be stupid." However, I have been wondering how to get that "outside" sound FOREVER. And this really helped me out. I guess you could say it changed my life. THANKS!!
@bratwurstsalad Thank you! I have been holding on to this idea for while... and occasionally would tell students and friends about it.... and at first they're like, "Yeah, whatever..." then usually a week later they can't thank me enough. LOL
Beautiful Adrian. Simple and digestible. Combined with just a tad of the diminished idea and you can really slip and slide around the tonal center. Love it! Thanks...
@HomePersonalSecurity Similar, but different. But yes, this works for the same reason the whole tone scale and the melodic minor work in a blues setting.
Once this scale pattern is under your fingers you'll be able to slip it into your playing easily - since the idea (flattening 1 note, the root) is easy to understand.... Personally, its my "secret weapon".... no secret anymore.
So...basically...You are combining elements of the Aeolian and Mixolydian root shapes of the Harmonic Minor scale...and using them to play 'outside' of the Pentatonic shape to jazz it up a bit. Cool.
l like it.
joe1969812 2 days ago
that is cool
cunnockmcchungler 3 days ago
Sweeeeet!!!! Thanx!!!!
phantomdickattackify 4 days ago
Nice tip thanks!!
MrOsj14 5 days ago
Beautiful!
VoodooKush 5 days ago
very cool scale been using it for years,,,,now staying in that same scale add the root with the major 7th (which is the flat root) and you get and east indian sounding scale
StringTherapy 1 week ago
This is excellent! Finally, a minute long video about how to simply sound different. Thanks for this, I needed something new to try.
TameImpalala 1 week ago 2
Really it is a passing or tension note.
1stchoicemodern 1 week ago
... Can I buy your guitar :O its sexy...
Kawasaki924 1 week ago
@Kawasaki924 actually yes...
adriangalysh 1 week ago 2
Just dang. lol.
donsbar 2 weeks ago
so basically a harmonic minor pentatonic? whatever it is, cool lesson. really simple to grasp and understand. another cool thing is if you are in A major, take the A minor pentatonic and move it down one fret. if you weave that in the the A major pentaotnic, it gives a nice flavour. works well to give a kinda fusion flavour to tyour playing.
timmy47 2 weeks ago
@timmy47
Ab minor pentatonic over a A major chord would give it a Lydian sound.
2 - 3 - #4 - 6 - 7
EstevanMusic 1 week ago
@EstevanMusic yes true.
timmy47 1 week ago
@EstevanMusic its also just a locrian as well... which is normally what it is. An A major has a Ab locrian relative mode. Locrian can play pentatonic just fine, you just flatten the fifth, which gives it a blues scale sound to it. Or you can play outside and include the fifth. Also by doing this you can additionally play outside and turn that A major into an A harmonic minor with very little changes to the modal structure while including the Minor Pentatonics of F# minor pent.
eddieisfiction 1 week ago
Although I disagree with some of what you said I was only responding to your comment regarding mixing A major pent and Ab minor pent in the key of A major.
That most definitely spells Lydian. =) which is my favorite mode I might add!
EstevanMusic 1 week ago
@EstevanMusic well you can do the same with lydian as to major. both are similar, have a minor triad mode just a half step down, so minor pentatonics just a half step down are possible... so completely makes sense how you would think that way
eddieisfiction 1 week ago
@EstevanMusic there are actually various ways you can turn an A major into a harmonic minor instead... becuase the tonal differences involve very little additions to it. I do it all the time. In fact you can do this with almost any mode, and youll find a different scale alltogether to change things too.
eddieisfiction 1 week ago
Sort of sounds like it adds a harmonic minor scale tinge to it.
synholiday 2 weeks ago
Now I know what it reminds me of. Not as much harmonic minor but a scale I use when I want a Japanese folk-like sound, playing the same scale you are but also flattening the 4th. If you play it somewhat slow and add quick bends, it sounds like the really old Japanese folk I would hear on some of the Japanese programs my mom would watch (she's from Japan).
synholiday 2 weeks ago
@synholiday Yes, if you start this scale on the G it is close to a Japanese pentatonic... this scale could be spelled, Root, m2, 4th, 5th , M6... I believe the Japanese pentatonic has a minor 6th.
adriangalysh 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@adriangalysh Ah, so that's the name of it, the Japanese pentatonic. Thanks!
synholiday 2 weeks ago
I misread this I thought it was the scales that could change my wife
Fishpigg 2 weeks ago 21
@Fishpigg LOL! thats funny.
adriangalysh 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@Fishpigg Oh yeah, I hear that phrygian dominant makes wives crazy in a bad way but lydian pentatonic makes them want to do things that shouldn't be explained in detain in this public forum. I hope that helps, haha.
GuillermoSmyser 2 weeks ago
Sounds good dude - Ignore the guys at UG - most of them know too much theory and not enough guitar playing.
MattGregoryGuitar 2 weeks ago
Great video! I'm not a jazz guitarist, but a flatted root note should produce a major 7th or major 7th scale, right? Is that the source of this "outside," jazzy sound? Thanks for posting and introducing the discussion in such a concise way.
TheJudplay 3 weeks ago
@TheJudplay I've seen a number of viewers try to explain the reason this sounds outside, using a lot of "theory"and it tends to over complicate things. Lets say you are playing over an A Minor chord. An A minor pentatonic would then be a very suitable scale to use over that chord because some of the notes in the scale are found in the chord (chord tones) and the others sound agreeable to the ear (a minor 7th, and the 4th). The scale is considered to be consonant with the chord.
adriangalysh 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@adriangalysh Most guitarists would add some color to their soloing, by perhaps playing the "blues scale" which adds a chromatic passing tone (unless you really aim for that note) - that note between the 4th and 5th (a tritone) would be considered "outside" as it produces a slight dissonance over the A minor chord.
adriangalysh 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@adriangalysh To further take the sound out, you could use the scale above. You could consider it a major 7th and a leading tone (if playing over a V-I), but the note itself is out of context with the chord, and since it is so close to the root note, is even more dissonant, and "outside" than the Blues Scale's tritone.
adriangalysh 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@adriangalysh I honestly like the description of this scale as a "Flatted Root" minor pentatonic. The purpose of flattening the root it to create the dissonant "outside" sound with a note that is "outside" of the scale/chord tonality.
adriangalysh 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
strangely brilliant!!!
steve1969pierce 3 weeks ago
right on thanks bro
bigjimmyrocker 3 weeks ago
You are a legend!
ravenshield56 3 weeks ago
Sweet dude, thank you.
astralmarmoset 3 weeks ago
Wow I never thought of doing that... So simple yet brilliant. Thanks
benzesp 3 weeks ago
I'm not gonna lie, that's pretty awesome. Thank you.
Calymos 3 weeks ago
Fantastically simple and produces good results! I subscribed, thumbed up and faved you. I will now check your other videos out.
JustinSgalio 3 weeks ago 4
Kool!!! Thanks!
Imoutanames 3 weeks ago
When I saw the title for the video, I thought, "this will, no doubt, be stupid." However, I have been wondering how to get that "outside" sound FOREVER. And this really helped me out. I guess you could say it changed my life. THANKS!!
bratwurstsalad 3 weeks ago
@bratwurstsalad Thank you! I have been holding on to this idea for while... and occasionally would tell students and friends about it.... and at first they're like, "Yeah, whatever..." then usually a week later they can't thank me enough. LOL
adriangalysh 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@adriangalysh
Thank you!
ESPsandEmgs 3 weeks ago
Beautiful Adrian. Simple and digestible. Combined with just a tad of the diminished idea and you can really slip and slide around the tonal center. Love it! Thanks...
hupernikomen 3 weeks ago
Is that a gotoh gold floyd rose? It looks sweet. I wonder how it compares to the Ibanez (original) edge. Both are rated very highly :)
morphicwraith 3 weeks ago
@morphicwraith Its a regular Floyd Rose... The guitar is a Brian Moore C-55 with a satin spalted maple top.
adriangalysh 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Excellent lesson thumbs up! TY!
roge69charger 3 weeks ago
or just play the notes of E augmented
HomePersonalSecurity 3 weeks ago
@HomePersonalSecurity Similar, but different. But yes, this works for the same reason the whole tone scale and the melodic minor work in a blues setting.
adriangalysh 3 weeks ago
Once this scale pattern is under your fingers you'll be able to slip it into your playing easily - since the idea (flattening 1 note, the root) is easy to understand.... Personally, its my "secret weapon".... no secret anymore.
adriangalysh 3 weeks ago
Interesting!
alanstrainor 3 weeks ago
So like what chords do you play over with this scale? E7 Bb7?
Boldstrummer 3 weeks ago
@Boldstrummer Its sounds "outside" over A dominant, or A minor. It sounds great and "inside" over the V chord in A = E7.
adriangalysh 3 weeks ago
@Boldstrummer THis can be played over an A7 or Aminor to sound "outside" or over an E7 to sound just right.
adriangalysh 3 weeks ago
oddly interesting, thanks!
VypyrVai 4 weeks ago
Very cool thanks for sharing
j3emt 4 weeks ago
That was great. CHEERS!!!
grota66 1 month ago
Great idea!
johnnyd63 1 month ago
Hmmmph...sometimes simplicity eludes us all...lol Good stuff.
DrDragon63 1 month ago
very nice... it is basicly a major harmonic scale, but it works very nice on keyboards too (just tried)..
ldgiord 1 month ago
So...basically...You are combining elements of the Aeolian and Mixolydian root shapes of the Harmonic Minor scale...and using them to play 'outside' of the Pentatonic shape to jazz it up a bit. Cool.
ibanezdude777 2 months ago
Sounds good Adrian!
patrissimo 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Adrian, nice to learn from you!!! Good job! I am definitely going to check this out!
kenkarsh 2 months ago