Ed, can you step in please

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Would it be possible for you to make a quick vid clip on playing "Improv over any of the C major backings with the C major/A minor pentatonic on 1 string. Start on the G string and learn the notes on that string. THen go to the C major scale, do the same on the other strings."?

Im having a hard time picturing this in my head. And what I mean is, I don't think this would sound all that great, but maybe its not the point. Seems like there would be a lot of sliding going on.

Sorry , sitting here at work trying to visualize this one and all I can see is crawling note by note up the string which would sound pretty awful.
 
He means use the notes in the A minor pentatonic (A C D E G A) all on the G string.

A is on the 2nd fret of the G, and just go from there.

You'll notice the notes in A minor penatonic are all contained in C major.
 
can i ask why you wanna hear this? lol

you been readin mick goodricks book or what? yes as cloudnine said all the notes in the A minor Pent would be Contained in a C major scale as well. It will work. The A minor Pent Against a Cmajor chord will give you.....for lack of better words.... an "Allman Bros" sound.
 
Ed.....do not bother with this request, any IT guy worth the salt in his piss would have a guitar stashed in the data center. :D

Dude, instead of playing the scale from say the low E 8th fret go ahead and just find the notes on one string, going up and down the fret board.
 
Sorry fellas, sitting here at work wishing I had a guitar to practice with. Maybe I've had to much coffee already today lol.
 
Stratboy151":2898c said:
can i ask why you wanna hear this? lol

you been readin mick goodricks book or what? yes as cloudnine said all the notes in the A minor Pent would be Contained in a C major scale as well. It will work. The A minor Pent Against a Cmajor chord will give you.....for lack of better words.... an "Allman Bros" sound.
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wasn't so much this particular example I was curious about, it was really the one string approach. Should have worded it better. Having a hard time getting my brain around traveling the length of the fretboard on one string and making it sound good.
 
It probably wont sound that good, it's just a decent exercise for learning the fretboard, something I'm just beginning to get a handle on.
 
cloudnine":6e740 said:
It probably wont sound that good, it's just a decent exercise for learning the fretboard, something I'm just beginning to get a handle on.
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You could make it sound great with the right bends, vibrato, trills, and killer boogie sustain :)

Yeah, not my first choice but it could sound good.
 
Digital Jams":f0143 said:
You could make it sound great with the right bends, vibrato, trills, and killer boogie sustain :)

Yeah, not my first choice but it could sound good.
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Bah, boogie sustain is for homo's like Harry :D
 
Seriously? Where is the difference in terms of whether you go horizontal or vertical across the board? Still the same notes following each other.

I reckon I can break out the webcam tonight...
 
degenaro":6a910 said:
Seriously? Where is the difference in terms of whether you go horizontal or vertical across the board? Still the same notes following each other.

I reckon I can break out the webcam tonight...
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Guess i never thought of it that way Ed.
 
tweed":548d4 said:
Guess i never thought of it that way Ed.
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Ever play a line with pulling off note to the open string and moving up and down the fret board. The middle section of Satch's Boogie thing comes to mind.
 
Stratboy151":0f25c said:
can i ask why you wanna hear this? lol

you been readin mick goodricks book or what? yes as cloudnine said all the notes in the A minor Pent would be Contained in a C major scale as well. It will work. The A minor Pent Against a Cmajor chord will give you.....for lack of better words.... an "Allman Bros" sound.
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The it would have to be done with one finger and no bends.
I can tell you why I told Scott to do it, so he can start getting a handle on note location on the fret board.
Come to think of it Scott here's something you might want to do...
Pick a chord...say G7. then start calling out intervals...up b7, down a 5, up a 3 etc...
And pay attention how they sound against the chord. So pl;ay the chord and while you still rember the chord play the note. Or just record the chord and play it on top.
 
Digital Jams":57224 said:
Ed.....do not bother with this request, any IT guy worth the salt in his piss would have a guitar stashed in the data center. :D
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That reminds me, I have some metronome work to do on my lunch hour :x
 
degenaro":6b143 said:
Ever play a line with pulling off note to the open string and moving up and down the fret board. The middle section of Satch's Boogie thing comes to mind.
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Vai does this as well.
 
Shiny_Surface":3ad8a said:
That reminds me, I have some metronome work to do on my lunch hour :x
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I just worked out the minor pentatonic at my desk with my guitar :D

Tweed is just a n00b :lol: :D
 
Digital Jams":4d0f6 said:
Vai does this as well.
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Everybody does it. Shit, gary moore used to play the national Anthem of whatever country he was in with pulling off to the G string 30 years ago. :)
 
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