Originally Posted by: Jay Phamhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fBn0g6L_UA
I can't determine what kind of scale is that (0:08 to 0:11). Is that a D minor scale?
That's D melodic minor starting on the leading tone C# because he's playing over the V chord at that point (V of D minor). The rhythm is beats 3 & 4 using 1/16th note triplets.
|---------------------------------------------------12-|-13-----|
|--------------------------------------12-13-15-----|---------|
|---------------10-12-14-12-14-------------------|---------|
|-11-12-14------------------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------|
That's a nice line following the chord changes. The chord at that moment is A major. When the high F note happens the chord is D minor. So, it's a temporary tonicization of the D minor chord. Because once the the D minor arrives it becomes the (ii) chord.
D (ii) / G (V) / C (I) - G/B (V) / A (V of ii) /
At :20 of the video is the next time that A chord arrives & he plays a nice D harmonic minor line! And that's why he lands on a C# at :33, too.
Hope that helps!
