This video covers on how you can approach soloing over the changes to the minor blues 'Mr Pc'. If you missed last week's video on the chord changes and harmony, then perhaps start there first :ua-cam.com/video/DhDwWNsEt8k/v-deo.html
Although not a guitar player, but a sax player trying to recall things I can say this helped. Will try applying this with enclosures and approach notes, which I remembered better than the modes. None the less a good tutorial.
Hey Andy. Very cool lesson. I was working on this tune last night. It’s a good one. I thought of two ideas you could add as the next two layers of your soloing concept for the minor blues. These approaches get me to a more modern sound. 1) use the triad pair that gives you a Dorian tonality. On C minor it’s Eb maj and Fmaj triads. 2) build lines by harmonizing the minor scale in 4ths, then arpeggiating those shapes. Nice job. I look forward to checking out your other lessons.
Good question Joe. One way to look at it: Cm is the relative minor of Eb major. Ab is chord IV in Eb and its been altered to a dominant chord. Lydian is the basic choice for a IV chord, and Lydian dominant is just the Lydian scale with a b7 for the dominant sound. For me the Ab7 is really a trio tone sub of D7 and Lydian dominant is a good scale for that situation. Also, it's not a massive departure from the parent key of Cm, its only got one note different to a C natural minor scale (C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb) and lydian Dom (Ab, Bb,C,D, Eb, F, Gb). Hopefully those ideas shed some light?
@@jazzguitarwithandy Thanks Andy. Ok I understand , but sometimes these minor modes sure can be confusing. I always think of the famous quote of Miles Davis: "First you have to learn all this stuff, then you have to forget it".
This video covers on how you can approach soloing over the changes to the minor blues 'Mr Pc'. If you missed last week's video on the chord changes and harmony, then perhaps start there first :ua-cam.com/video/DhDwWNsEt8k/v-deo.html
Like the 4 note arpeggios in minor going up in 3 string groupings very useful good way to visualize
Thanks John.
This was incredibly helpful. Great video.
Glad it was helpful :)
Although not a guitar player, but a sax player trying to recall things I can say this helped. Will try applying this with enclosures and approach notes, which I remembered better than the modes. None the less a good tutorial.
Cool lesson
Thanks, Andy- very well presented and informative!
Thanks for the feedback Mike!
Hey Andy. Very cool lesson. I was working on this tune last night. It’s a good one. I thought of two ideas you could add as the next two layers of your soloing concept for the minor blues. These approaches get me to a more modern sound. 1) use the triad pair that gives you a Dorian tonality. On C minor it’s Eb maj and Fmaj triads.
2) build lines by harmonizing the minor scale in 4ths, then arpeggiating those shapes.
Nice job. I look forward to checking out your other lessons.
Hi James, I like those ideas! Particularly the scale in 4ths, that's a a cool sound!
Excellent
Thank you! Cheers!
Andy----- WHY do you use Ab Lydian which is the 4th degree of Eb? I get the rest but that really confuses me.
Good question Joe. One way to look at it: Cm is the relative minor of Eb major. Ab is chord IV in Eb and its been altered to a dominant chord. Lydian is the basic choice for a IV chord, and Lydian dominant is just the Lydian scale with a b7 for the dominant sound. For me the Ab7 is really a trio tone sub of D7 and Lydian dominant is a good scale for that situation. Also, it's not a massive departure from the parent key of Cm, its only got one note different to a C natural minor scale (C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb) and lydian Dom (Ab, Bb,C,D, Eb, F, Gb). Hopefully those ideas shed some light?
@@jazzguitarwithandy Thanks Andy. Ok I understand , but sometimes these minor modes sure can be confusing. I always think of the famous quote of Miles Davis: "First you have to learn all this stuff, then you have to forget it".