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Old June 28th, 2009, 12:10 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Leon Grizzard View Post
The bass has this signature chromatic descending line G F# F E, and these chords have those notes, and so they harmonize the bass line, but they don't really work, in a manner of speaking. It sounds jerky, or disjointed, which fits this disaffection of the music. If you repeat any four chords over and over, you will create a aural pattern.

If I was sololing over this, the basic key is E minor and I would force the E minor pentatonic over the whole thing.
I could probably solo using a combination of C and G major, targeting the F# on the D major and then the root of the F chord.
It stands out to me as being melodically interesting.
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