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TheDirt
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TheDirt
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11/25/2002 9:19 pm
Well, technically yes, you could play the C Major scale over the E5 powerchord, but it wouldn't be the C Major scale. You see, since you're playing over a tonal center of E, any scale or mode you play will have a tonic of E. So even though you're playing C Major, D Dorian, E Phyrgian F Lydian, G Mixolydian, A Aeolian, or B Locrian, (which all have the same notes) they'll all sound like E Phyrgian
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