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mrSlush50 · April 16th, 2009, 08:41 PM

the same scale will work for both major and minor. it just depends on where you start. try a sliding scale like this in E:

e----------------------------12-14s16-16s14-12---------------------------
B----------------------12-14-------------------14-12---------------------
G--------------9-11s13-------------------------------13s11-9-------------
D---------9-11-----------------------------------------------11-9--------
A--7-9s11---------------------------------------------------------11s9-7-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Notice the note I started on, 7th fret 5th string is an E, my root (tonic) note. Notice also that every fifth (penta) note played is an E. Hence, PENTA-TONIC. (Sorry if I'm oversimplifying or telling you things you already know.) So for a lead part for a song in key of E, find the spot you want to play in then grab a section of this scale that starts and (more importantly) ends on the root note and play it in tempo. That can function as a lead line on its own. You can then start adding variation and variety from there.

EDIT: Ok something about what I just wrote doesn't seems quite right to me. Can someone with more music theory knowledge tell me if all that is technically correct? Sax: it should work just the same, even if I haven't explained it correctly.

April 16th, 2009, 08:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
mrSlush50 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Seattle, USA Age: 25 Posts: 35	the same scale will work for both major and minor. it just depends on where you start. try a sliding scale like this in E: e----------------------------12-14s16-16s14-12--------------------------- B----------------------12-14-------------------14-12--------------------- G--------------9-11s13-------------------------------13s11-9------------- D---------9-11-----------------------------------------------11-9-------- A--7-9s11---------------------------------------------------------11s9-7- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice the note I started on, 7th fret 5th string is an E, my root (tonic) note. Notice also that every fifth (penta) note played is an E. Hence, PENTA-TONIC. (Sorry if I'm oversimplifying or telling you things you already know.) So for a lead part for a song in key of E, find the spot you want to play in then grab a section of this scale that starts and (more importantly) ends on the root note and play it in tempo. That can function as a lead line on its own. You can then start adding variation and variety from there. EDIT: Ok something about what I just wrote doesn't seems quite right to me. Can someone with more music theory knowledge tell me if all that is technically correct? Sax: it should work just the same, even if I haven't explained it correctly. Last edited by mrSlush50; April 16th, 2009 at 08:45 PM. Reason: ???????