blues solo ?

[kilum]

Hi,
In a 12 bar blues .. in the key of C
C7 | C7 | C7 | C7
F7 | F7 | C7 | C7
G7 | F7 | C7 | G7

even if its a major key ...
Can I use C minor pentatonic scale ?

I was playing with my teacher and he said ... bass solo...
but i had no idea how to do a solo ...
i tried to play notes in the scale, but he said .." in the jazz/blues , u have to create a main phrase and stick with this idea, u are playing notes over notes without a main phrase ..."


How can I improvise my solo ?
thanks.

[Dave Overthrow]

Originally Posted by kilum

Hi,
In a 12 bar blues .. in the key of C
C7 | C7 | C7 | C7
F7 | F7 | C7 | C7
G7 | F7 | C7 | G7

even if its a major key ...
Can I use C minor pentatonic scale ?

I was playing with my teacher and he said ... bass solo...
but i had no idea how to do a solo ...
i tried to play notes in the scale, but he said .." in the jazz/blues , u have to create a main phrase and stick with this idea, u are playing notes over notes without a main phrase ..."


How can I improvise my solo ?
thanks.

This is a LOADED question and on this topic I could write many pages. Here is the short answer: The most basic scale choices used when playing a blues are minor pentatonic (BLUES) and Mixolydian (Dominant 7th chord scale) scales. Other than running up and down the scales, when improvising over a 12 bar blues we think of playing musical phrases, whether it be 1 bar phrases (or licks), 2 bar phrases, or 4 bar phrases. The blues is most effectively played by playing three (4) bar phrases. The first two often are the same phrase and the third is a response to the first two (CALL & RESPONSE). You would be well served by listening to a lot of blues and listen to the solos of guitars, saxes, trumpets, bass, whatever. To be a good soloist, you should listen to solos on any instrument and not just bass solos.

Have Fun!

Dave

[kilum]

Originally Posted by Dave Overthrow

This is a LOADED question and on this topic I could write many pages. Here is the short answer: The most basic scale choices used when playing a blues are minor pentatonic (BLUES) and Mixolydian (Dominant 7th chord scale) scales. Other than running up and down the scales, when improvising over a 12 bar blues we think of playing musical phrases, whether it be 1 bar phrases (or licks), 2 bar phrases, or 4 bar phrases. The blues is most effectively played by playing three (4) bar phrases. The first two often are the same phrase and the third is a response to the first two (CALL & RESPONSE). You would be well served by listening to a lot of blues and listen to the solos of guitars, saxes, trumpets, bass, whatever. To be a good soloist, you should listen to solos on any instrument and not just bass solos.

Have Fun!

Dave

when i hear guitar...saxes... piano..solos ..all of them seem like melodic .. but when i hear a bass solo .. sounds not too melodic ...

[kilum]

i didnt understand .. (call & response)
can u gimme an example ? or a link ... with a video explaining ?