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Vulgar Display of Jeff
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Vulgar Display of Jeff
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08/03/2000 4:05 am
Try these scales...
(@=Root X=Fingering)

Major
[@X___@]
[__XX__]
[XX@XXX]
[______]
[XXXXXX]

Blues
[@XXXX@]
[______]
[_X@X__]
[X___XX]
[______]

Pentatonic/Chromatic
[@XXXX@]
[_XX___]
[XX@XXX]
[X__XXX]
[______]

Dorian Mode (Bluesy)
[__XX__]
[@XXXX@]
[______]
[XX@XXX]
[X___XX]

Phygrian Mode (Slightly Eerie)
[@XXXX@]
[X___XX]
[_XXX__]
[XXX_XX]
[______]

Aeolian Mode (Dark Evil sounding)
[___X__]
[@XXXX@]
[____X_]
[XXXX_X]
[XX__XX]

Harmonic Minor (Classical sounding)
[___X__]
[@X_XX@]
[__X_X_]
{XX@X_X]
[XX___X]
[____X_]

Diminished (Play this one a half step higher than the chord you are soloing over)
[__XXXX]
[@X_X_@]
[_XX_X_]
[X_@XXX]
[XX____]
They're very versatile and you can combine them once you get familiar with them.


[This message has been edited by Vulgar Display of Jeff (edited 08-03-2000).]

[This message has been edited by jbroder (edited 08-03-2000).]