Brain/Finger Freeze

[ProgPioneer]

So for the last couple of months ive been playing nothing but Black Sabbath/Free/and Iron maiden riffs just for kicks.Now ive noticed my fret hand keeps playing the same patterns.I keep resorting back to the blues scale and the______ scale.Im having a brain fart. Its played like this in E


A ---------5 7
E 0 3 5 7

Whats this scale called? Also could you post some cool jazz/bebop warmups and scales i couldt work on to get my fingers out of this funk? Thanks!

[brekfustuvluzer]

e min pentatonic?

check out this exercise, it should get you out of your rut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chvin4h8jA4

[ProgPioneer]

OMG

Yes thank you so much.Pentatonic,the first scale i ever learned and i cant even remember the name.

Originally Posted by brekfustuvluzer

e min pentatonic?

check out this exercise, it should get you out of your rut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chvin4h8jA4

[Anonymatt]

I don't get it. Were you playing in the pit for some heavy metal musical? If not, this is not a brain fart, this the result of conscious intent and practice. Rock on, or start getting out there.

[ProgPioneer]

The "brain fart" had to do with my inability to remember the name of a certain scale.

Originally Posted by Anonymatt

I don't get it. Were you playing in the pit for some heavy metal musical? If not, this is not a brain fart, this the result of conscious intent and practice. Rock on, or start getting out there.

[JimmyM]

It's also known as the "blues scale," which is why it sounds so good in so many different applications.