minor scale a myth?

[Ewo]

lately i've noticed that when practicing forms and making up lines/goofing around in a minor key, all i have to do is play the root note, then every other note i play is just in the relative major scale. it's as if i could just play the root, then slide up 3 half steps and play major. so is there any real difference/point between playing minor or root and relative major? thanks.

edit: this is not when playing classical or jazz or funk, more indie-esque... if that makes a difference.

Check out a theory book on modes. Good stuff to be acquainted with.

The same diatonic collection of notes can be played so as to imply seven different scales.

And that's a really good thing to 'shed. Gets you away from finger patterns, and more in touch with the fingerboard.

 

[Ewo]

I only play the chromatic scale. I just select which notes to leave out.

I read that Debussy described his approach to composition in a similar way: push down the piano keys you want to hear, and leave the rest alone.

 

[Ten Four One]

lately i've noticed that when practicing forms and making up lines/goofing around in a minor key, all i have to do is play the root note, then every other note i play is just in the relative major scale. it's as if i could just play the root, then slide up 3 half steps and play major. so is there any real difference/point between playing minor or root and relative major? thanks.

edit: this is not when playing classical or jazz or funk, more indie-esque... if that makes a difference.

a) do whatever you want, it's (indie) rock n' roll (or classical, or jazz, or funk)

b) the root note is sort of like home-base & everything else you play relates to it. If you hit A and then slide up to C major and play consistently in C major after that, you're probably no longer playing in A minor.

It's sort of like saying "well the band is playing in blue, but I decide to slide up to purple" - is it wrong? of course not, but it's not blue anymore.

FWIW major scales are more "natural" than minor scales (read: from a physics point of view), but I'm sure nobody would want to hear about that, so I'll leave it alone.

 

[Chris K]

Wow. TB swarms with genius.

 

[ryco]

oh - I thought you said Genies!

 

[cat_saltnpepper]

I'm pretty sure someone already talked about it before but honestly speaking, decision is up to you. as long as you can play well, who's going to argue with that?

 

[EADG mx]

C - E7 - Am


Did you feel that pull from E7 - Am? Or was it a myth?