Hey, bro. You have a lot of potential. The Blues Scale will really open things up for you. Look it up on line. Here it is in our C: C Eb F F# G Bb C. This is the Blues sound you are looking for. Keep at it.
The blues scale over a simple 1/4/5 blues progression (which is what he is playing over) is the place to start for a beginning improviser which is what he is. Extensions, tri-tone substitions, altered chords are all great, but you don't start there. What is funny though, is that on your youtube page, the first video you have is a sax solo of a guy who does nothing but growl over a blues scale in a very elementary fashion. One of the worst blues solos I've ever heard actually.
Sorry, I didn't mention anything about tri-tone substitutions. You're right they would be very advanced. Extensions on chords is just adding b7ths or b9ths, its not that hard and adds a very bluesy feel.
And yes I was looking up growling, because I was trying to do it myself. I'm sure I added a few videos to my 'favourites' so that i could refer back to them. I found it very hard, and have since given up :P
what brand is your saxophone. Selmer? Yamaha?
KWOOTfluke 1 year ago
This is way cool man. Just what i was looking for at this point in time.
chaserehn 1 year ago
i used to play alto, it was too high for my likings, and too many people played it, so i switched to bari, what a great move i made by switching....
barney71777 2 years ago
What key is your sax in?
kuntucky123 3 years ago
its an Alto in Eb
SaxPlayer567 3 years ago
@kuntucky123
assuming its Eb, the blues scale would be:
(C, Eb, F, F#, G, Bb, C)
ipodgenius1x1 1 year ago
@ipodgenius1x1 Actually, the Blues Scale for Eb instruments is G, Bb, C, C#, D, F#, B.
runescapedude258 1 year ago
@runescapedude258
SaxMonsterSteve 1 year ago
Hey, bro. You have a lot of potential. The Blues Scale will really open things up for you. Look it up on line. Here it is in our C: C Eb F F# G Bb C. This is the Blues sound you are looking for. Keep at it.
ericrhodesax 3 years ago
The blues scale is good to look at, but I think it really limits a lot of soloists who use just that.
If you think about it, its only 6 notes :(
Try thinking of a bass line in your head instead, and outlining the extensions of the chords that might go with that.
mdwallin 2 years ago
The blues scale over a simple 1/4/5 blues progression (which is what he is playing over) is the place to start for a beginning improviser which is what he is. Extensions, tri-tone substitions, altered chords are all great, but you don't start there. What is funny though, is that on your youtube page, the first video you have is a sax solo of a guy who does nothing but growl over a blues scale in a very elementary fashion. One of the worst blues solos I've ever heard actually.
ericrhodesax 2 years ago
Sorry, I didn't mention anything about tri-tone substitutions. You're right they would be very advanced. Extensions on chords is just adding b7ths or b9ths, its not that hard and adds a very bluesy feel.
And yes I was looking up growling, because I was trying to do it myself. I'm sure I added a few videos to my 'favourites' so that i could refer back to them. I found it very hard, and have since given up :P
mdwallin 2 years ago
I also play guitar, so I gueses it might be a little easier for me to think of chords, having had to construct so many already.
mdwallin 2 years ago
awesome man.. totally sick blues
lnglvhndrx 3 years ago
pretty good although i did hear a couple squeaks. keep working on it
XxTank435xX 3 years ago
wow wow wow! very nice tones!
bariskonbal 4 years ago
GOOD WORK BRO!!!!!
Blunt4cetrauma420 4 years ago