Jazz Guitar lesson: G Melodic Minor

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[WannabeGadd]

I think he's not. That what he's playing sound lame in a way because he's using every note in the scale, without following the harmonic structure given by the background groove. I think it's pretty good didactically because when you try to play the scale over that groove you step into some shitty notes in the scale so you learn from your own experience which notes to avoid in a given harmonic context. Hm?

[rounder]

There isn't a scale that is used in 'most metal solos'. I've heard every kind of scale (and non-scale in the case of Slayer) in metal soloing.

[will1988a]

@WannabeGadd So would you say it would be better to follow a progression by using arpeggios or chord tones?

[paulb7]

@gameoverrf I think he might assume people look at it as the Jazz Minor scale...the classical way was to use the b6 and b7 when you descend - but he teaches from a modern improvisational perspective. You are right though...and not many people know the traditional way of this scale's use...I like to mix this scale w/dorian and aeolian mode it's pretty cool - add b5 and b9 too

[secanesam]

now that's funky fresh.

[popomczowzow]

when you're playing a scale aren't you supposed to start and end on the same note? so why did he go to the A# note on the E string when he was demonstrating?

[gameoverrf]

I love how he actually taught a lot of people wrong here, he only shows G Melodic Minor ascending which does raise the 6th and 7th degrees of the Minor scale however he said "go ahead and play this up and down" that's totally wrong because descending you need to naturalise the previously raised 6th and 7th degrees to really be a Melodic Minor scale...this in essence is more of a Jazz Minor lesson (where you raise the 6th and 7th on ascent and descent).

[ajlapiana]

What are the chords your playing over?

[Nachobaronen1]

It's a good lesson, but I pitty the fool that plays G melodic minor in context with a song in Gminor. There are only 4 times you can play G melodic minor, so I bet it sounds interesting if you play it over a song with Gminor in it, because that would be wrong. but again it's the right scale, you just don't know where to play it after the lesson!!

[Sivels]

@jackson0027 G minor is the obvious one. Next chords that include the raised sixth or raised seventh degree OR chords that exclude them so there will be no conflicting notes. For example the 5th of G will now be a major chord instead of a minor (as with the G natural minor scale).

[Killer9299]

clean cut white guys who look like they just came back from christian camp can't play jazz it's the rules

[rpbfinancial]

good lesson but goes too fast, I like Marty Schwartz because he explains much better and slower.