Solo ideas over chord change: Bm A G

[MrDOS]

At rare times I need to solo, I like to quote recognizable songs. For instance, in an Em section, I will sometimes quote "Roundabout" from Yes.

We have a middle section that's just screaming for a bass solo, but I am drawing a blank. The chords are Bm Asus2 G6.
A few times, I squeezed in "Love Street" from The Doors - but it was a stretch!

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

[Febs]

Stairway to Heaven ("and as we wind on down the road ...")

(You'll need to raise it a step.)

[MrDOS]

Great! That's the type of ideas that work for us.

Wouldn't it be great if we could google chord progressions, like we can word phrases?

I always wanted to write a "midigrep" program to search .mid files for note phrases...

[FretlessMainly]

All Along the Watchtower

Or you could, you know, create something.

[N.F.A.]

Aren't these the chords to All Along the Watchtower? The Hendrix version has some wicked bass on it.

[N.F.A.]

I think that Althea from the Grateful Dead used this progression too...

[MrDOS]

Originally Posted by N.F.A.

Aren't these the chords to All Along the Watchtower? The Hendrix version has some wicked bass on it.

Yes, I think "Watchtower" has that same progression, only Cm instead of Bm. This may be a tangent, but I'm convinced Hendrix played the bass on that tune.

When I solo, I'm looking to quote either recognizable riffs or vocal melodies that people will more or less find familiar.

Thanks for the replies, guys!

[MrDOS]

Originally Posted by FretlessMainly

All Along the Watchtower

Or you could, you know, create something.

I've played the song over 20 times, and I'm getting "writer's block!" LOL

[MrDOS]

Originally Posted by FretlessMainly

Or you could, you know, create something.

I didn't want to say what the song is, but here I am "getting improviser's block" at about 1:51

http://www.youtube.com/lastbandOnEar...12/gCOxbRH5lIA

[FretlessMainly]

Originally Posted by MrDOS

Yes, I think "Watchtower" has that same progression, only Cm instead of Bm.

Keep in mind that Dylan wrote Watchtower, and the chords (in concert pitch) are C#- B A, although it sounds as though he fingers A- G F with capo IV.

[N.F.A.]

[quote=MrDOS;10049289]Yes, I think "Watchtower" has that same progression, only Cm instead of Bm. This may be a tangent, but I'm convinced Hendrix played the bass on that tune.

You are 100 percent correct in thinking Hendrix played the bass on this. It is a masterpiece. He was a killer bass player too.

[N.F.A.]

Read this short article, especially page 1 and 2 for more info about Jimi playing bass.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...er.html?cat=33

[Samsound]

Juliana Hatfield quotes Frosty the Snowman briefly in "You're So Down". Excellent.

[slybass3000]

Bmin Aeolian is the diatonic scale to use. Bmin pentatonic and Bmin Blues are excellent choices as well.

You don't have to think a scale for every chords since they are all related to the same scale: B min natural or D Major.

[MrDOS]

Originally Posted by slybass3000

Bmin Aeolian is the diatonic scale to use. Bmin pentatonic and Bmin Blues are excellent choices as well.

You don't have to think a scale for every chords since they are all related to the same scale: B min natural or D Major.

Thanks!

[Samsound]

Along the same lines, you could also try B Phrygian, as long as no knucklehead plays a maj 3d over that Asus2 chord.

[sonic assassin]

Originally Posted by MrDOS

I didn't want to say what the song is, but here I am "getting improviser's block" at about 1:51

http://www.youtube.com/lastbandOnEar...12/gCOxbRH5lIA

beh. easy. just bounce around Bm pentatonic. that song is stupid easy.

just for fun i tried to put together something with a bunch of melody rather than my usual flying around the blues style.

try something like this:

G---4s7-4--0-----0--2h4
D--4------4-----0---2---
A-2-----------2----0-----
E------------3------------ x2

G---4s11-9-7h9----7------6h7
D--4-------------5-5-5-7-7---
A-2-----------------------------
E-------------------------------

G------------------
D-----------0-2-4-
A-----0-2-4-------
E-0-3--------------

G-0h2h4-0h4h6-0h6h7-0h7h9-11-11-11-11-11p9------
D-----------------------------------------------------11h12
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

i copped the chord progression first. no one would expect that on a bass. and then got a little flashy, but not out of control. a big dramatic blues bass walk up, and then knock it home with something sharp. you can get to a high B note afterwards if necessary. open G and A notes to reset. bass doesnt have to be boring.

[Mark Wilson]

I, for one, can't stand quotes in solos unless it's obviously a joke.

I would just rather listen to someone's creative output, rather than a quote.

[MrDOS]

And I would rather see a real person's pic or even an Ampeg logo than a teen idol as an Avatar. We all have our likes/dislikes, don't we!