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Julian Vickers
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Julian Vickers
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05/02/2007 3:31 am
Hey there, ok here is the low down on the track:

The chord sequence is very reminiscent of AC/DCs Highway to Hell, and is rather repetitive but there are some variations during the track:

The intro (and end of choruses):

A D/F# G D/F#
A D/F# G D/F# Em D/F# G

The verse (and first part of chorus):

A D/F# G D/F# x 3
E

It's all technically in the key of Dmajor, but the tonal centre is A, which means the main scale to use in your solos would be the A mixolydian (the Dmajor of course also works fine)

The Aminor pentatonic can also work fine when used correctly. Playing the C natural note in the Am pentatonic over the G chord can sound bad though so watch out ;)

One thing I've noticed while playing over this track is that although it seems very simple, it just doesn't lend well to just jamming or playing random improvised licks in Dmajor over the chords. Some thought really had to go into actually playing chord tones over the chords as they come, which in my case often meant composing phrases beforehand.

I dont think I'll be entering into the 'competition' but I will post my solo anyway.
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