Yes it's a good idea to mix in the major blues scale: C,D,Eb,E,G,A and the minor blues:C,Eb,F,Gb,G,Bb. And the major definately gives a Country flavour to your lines. If anyone would like to check out further uses of pentatonic/blues scales in the jazz idiom...pick up a copy of Steve Khan's book "Pentatonic Khancepts". Pretty thorough approaches to dealing with this aspect of improv.
And I agree with Scrbacca07- if you could intensify/focus on the volume...that would be great. Cheers!
@TheRhythmspace1 Oh yes. This is a good one. I never mentioned the Khancept book(s) anywhere but they are nice addition to a jazz guitarists library. Sorry about the volume. I have a lot on my plate now but when I can find the original files, I will re-upload with louder master volume. Thank you M-A
people who watch this and haven't had a chance to really delve into this stuff should note that you may not want to play exactly the types of riffs you would in an A blues scale transposed on C the tonal centers change and if you really focus on the "root" of the A blues scale it can sound odd. Instead you should note that the C tonic and the chord tones (E and G) are where the the minor third (C) the 5th (E) and the dom7 (G) would be on an A blues scale. It's subtle but it makes a difference
@SupairDup Nice observation. What you're saying is 100% accurate. We need to "adjust our ears" so they gravitate around the right root! Thank you. M-A
hi, recently i have been studying a few parker and sonny stitt blues solos. i noticed that when they play over the 1 chord they usually use the relative minor pentatonic (or the major pentatonic), but then when they move to the 4 chord they use blues scale built on the 1 degree of the key (for ex: Bb blues on eb7 chord) just as u did in this vid. this really confuses me and i have always thought that on the 4 chord u use the relative minor pentatonic. can u explain how does it work in theory?
The only problem I notice is, all of your videos are REALLY quiet - I have to practically put my ear to the speaker, with everything on max volume, to make out what you're saying and playing. With any other video, I can fill my room with sound.
If you could find a way to fix this, I would greatly appreciate it, since what I CAN hear, I love!
@Scarbacca07 Hello. Yes yes. I will have to see what I can do and just boost everything up ... I'm not sure if I'll be able to do for all of them it since I "lost" some of the original files for those old old (2 years) videos. Thank you.
You Should have made note of the DOMINANT Pentatonic. C D E G F or I with the min. 3rd. C D (Eb) E G F. This Is also very useful over a dominant chord.
@jazzguitarlessonsnet AHHHH yes, im sorry I over looked my mistake, i meant Bb instead of F in both cases. The dominant pentatonic is useful though. Good lessons though my friend.
But in general, if the F7 appears in the fifth bar (as in the C blues), the C minor blues/pentatonic is the most basic and mostly played "sound" of all.
Yes it's a good idea to mix in the major blues scale: C,D,Eb,E,G,A and the minor blues:C,Eb,F,Gb,G,Bb. And the major definately gives a Country flavour to your lines. If anyone would like to check out further uses of pentatonic/blues scales in the jazz idiom...pick up a copy of Steve Khan's book "Pentatonic Khancepts". Pretty thorough approaches to dealing with this aspect of improv.
And I agree with Scrbacca07- if you could intensify/focus on the volume...that would be great. Cheers!
TheRhythmspace1 7 months ago
@TheRhythmspace1 Oh yes. This is a good one. I never mentioned the Khancept book(s) anywhere but they are nice addition to a jazz guitarists library. Sorry about the volume. I have a lot on my plate now but when I can find the original files, I will re-upload with louder master volume. Thank you M-A
jazzguitarlessonsnet 7 months ago
people who watch this and haven't had a chance to really delve into this stuff should note that you may not want to play exactly the types of riffs you would in an A blues scale transposed on C the tonal centers change and if you really focus on the "root" of the A blues scale it can sound odd. Instead you should note that the C tonic and the chord tones (E and G) are where the the minor third (C) the 5th (E) and the dom7 (G) would be on an A blues scale. It's subtle but it makes a difference
SupairDup 10 months ago
@SupairDup Nice observation. What you're saying is 100% accurate. We need to "adjust our ears" so they gravitate around the right root! Thank you. M-A
jazzguitarlessonsnet 10 months ago
wow i think i finally get it! by using Bb minor pentatonic over the IV chord in a Bb blues, u are spelling the 5 b7 1 b2 2 & 4 of the chord. hahaha
bonbelel 11 months ago
@bonbelel YES!!! Good job in figuring it out. I was just about to send you a reply when I saw you new comment. (-:
jazzguitarlessonsnet 11 months ago
hi, recently i have been studying a few parker and sonny stitt blues solos. i noticed that when they play over the 1 chord they usually use the relative minor pentatonic (or the major pentatonic), but then when they move to the 4 chord they use blues scale built on the 1 degree of the key (for ex: Bb blues on eb7 chord) just as u did in this vid. this really confuses me and i have always thought that on the 4 chord u use the relative minor pentatonic. can u explain how does it work in theory?
bonbelel 11 months ago
Great lesson!
The only problem I notice is, all of your videos are REALLY quiet - I have to practically put my ear to the speaker, with everything on max volume, to make out what you're saying and playing. With any other video, I can fill my room with sound.
If you could find a way to fix this, I would greatly appreciate it, since what I CAN hear, I love!
Many thanks,
EV
Scarbacca07 1 year ago
@Scarbacca07 Hello. Yes yes. I will have to see what I can do and just boost everything up ... I'm not sure if I'll be able to do for all of them it since I "lost" some of the original files for those old old (2 years) videos. Thank you.
jazzguitarlessonsnet 1 year ago
good stuff, ill post a vid of me using borrowed scales over c7th
lonewolfshogun 1 year ago
You Should have made note of the DOMINANT Pentatonic. C D E G F or I with the min. 3rd. C D (Eb) E G F. This Is also very useful over a dominant chord.
Masterovermind 1 year ago
@Masterovermind
I've never heard of that one before.
Do you mean the "C7 pentatonic" as in :
C D E G Bb
?
jazzguitarlessonsnet 1 year ago
@jazzguitarlessonsnet AHHHH yes, im sorry I over looked my mistake, i meant Bb instead of F in both cases. The dominant pentatonic is useful though. Good lessons though my friend.
Masterovermind 1 year ago
@Masterovermind Thanks. Now we are on the "same page".
jazzguitarlessonsnet 1 year ago
hello marc-andre, nice lesson...
I have a question, what about in using D blues scale over F7 (according to your principle to use A blues over C7)?
thank you :)
jimmypageit 2 years ago
It can also work, yes.
But in general, if the F7 appears in the fifth bar (as in the C blues), the C minor blues/pentatonic is the most basic and mostly played "sound" of all.
jazzguitarlessonsnet 2 years ago