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Originally Posted by Dickie_uk  Hi,
From what I've learned a riff/arpeggio? (not sure of the terminology) such as......
11 33 55 65 b7b7 66 55 33
has a flat 7 coming back up.
Do you always use a flat seven coming back up in a major scale? |
What you've got there is a riff that uses the notes of the major scale. Your question about always using a b7......
No not always. The Mixolydian mode of the Major scale has a b7, but, THE MAJOR SCALE is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, then 8 or 1 in the next octave. Now coming back down you might want to liven things up - move into a riff instead of sticking with the major scale notes, in scale order - and I think that is what your book is doing. Scales follow a set order. Riffs use scale notes and put them in any order - hopefully that sound good.
Code:
Major Scale Box.
G|---2---|-------|---3---|---4---| 1st string
D|---6---|-------|---7---|---8---|
A|---3---|---4---|-------|---5---|
E|-------|---R---|-------|---2---|4th string
Scales
Major Scale = R-2-3-4-5-6-7
Major Pentatonic = R-2-3-5-6 Major scale without the 4 & 7
Major Bebop = R-2-3-4-5-b6-6-7 Major scale with a b6 added
Major Dominant Bebop = R-2-3-4-5-6-b7-7 Major scale with both b7 and 7
Natural Minor Scale = R-2-b3-4-5-b6-b7 Major scale with the 3, 6 & 7 flatted
Minor Pentatonic = R-b3-4-5-b7 Natural minor scale without the 2 & 6
Blues = R-b3-4-b5-5-b7 Minor pentatonic with the b5 blue note added
Harmonic Minor Scale = R-2-b3-4-5-b6-7 Natural minor scale with a natural 7
Melodic Minor Scale = R-2-b3-4-5-6-7 Major scale with a b3
Minor Bebop = R-2-b3-3-4-5-6-b7 Dorian with a natural 3 added
That’s enough to get you going.
Major modes
Ionian same as the Major Scale.
Lydian use the major scale and sharp the 4 - yes, it’s that simple.
Mixolydian use the major scale and flat the 7.
Minor Modes
Aeolian same as the Natural Minor scale.
Dorian use the Natural Minor scale and sharp the b6 back to a natural 6.
Phrygian use the Natural Minor scale and flat the 2.
Locrian use the Natural Minor scale and flat the 2 and the 5.
Your goal - be able to do those in your sleep. Use the major and or natural minor scale as home bass. Get those into muscle memory. When you can do those in your sleep go get two more. I think your book is giving you riffs for you to put into muscle memory. Gotta get our "stuff" into muscle memory. See (hear) an opportunity coming up in a song for one of our stored muscle memory riffs and be able to grab it and use it on the fly is what this is all about.
OK how will you use those riffs? Check this out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB9Cb...eature=related
Have fun.
