ben1
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Post by ben1 on Jan 23, 2021 5:22:44 GMT -6
Hi ,
I use the book from 2015. In "double stop stomp" song, in first bar we have the E on B-string, which is not in g-minor pentatonic scale. I was surprised that no explaination was given why it can be used.
Thanks
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Post by Phil on Jan 23, 2021 9:29:49 GMT -6
Welcome to the forum, Ben. First I just want to point out that what you're calling Bar 1 is not bar 1. It's a pickup measure and it's underlying chord is D7 ( could also play a G7).. Bar 1 is the 1st bar after the double bar line. I'm not being pendantic. This is kind of important when referencing a bar by it's number so there is no confusion. As T-Bone said, don't worry about notes that aren't part of the minor pentatonic scale. You are not limited to only those notes. That E (the 6th) pops up in bars 7, 8 and 11. It's part of the G major pentatonic scale and is played a lot in Blues.
You can play the major third (in this case B), the flat 5th (Db), the ninth (A), the 6th or 13th (E). That's nine out of 12 possible notes. The other 3 can be squeezed in as passing notes. You can also do 1/4 bends on some notes for even more sounds. The minor pentatonic is safe because you can't play a "wrong" note, but you can work in the major pentatonic in the right places and just about every other note. There is only 1 rule - if it sounds good it is good. Don't lock yourself in or think there has to be a clear explanation for everything.
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Post by ben1 on Jan 23, 2021 16:40:51 GMT -6
Thanks both. I ll continue with the book and see the coming explainations.
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Post by cunningr on Jan 27, 2021 11:20:30 GMT -6
Welcome to the board!
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