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Erik8 · March 2nd, 2012, 10:50 AM

Some of the fast players like Hiland and Lee uses chromatic lines a lot. Here are some they use. There are probably more so please fill in.

2-b3-3
3-b3-2
5-b5-4
b7-7-1
2-b2-1

Budda · March 2nd, 2012, 12:46 PM

Approaching each Melody Note from 1/2 Step below is a great option.

Breen · March 2nd, 2012, 12:55 PM

I like to use all 12 steps in a chromatic scale when I play any form of country, blues, metal or jazzy stuff. I blame Brad Paisley.

McGlamRock · March 2nd, 2012, 02:43 PM

I would say that any of the 12 tones are fair game in improvisation. It's all a matter of how you resolve the phrase.

jazztele · March 2nd, 2012, 03:19 PM

Hot Country pickin's just jazz on the back pickup.

Ridge runner · March 2nd, 2012, 03:21 PM

learn "Flight of the Bumble Bee", but don't hurt you're self now! but no that's a great one to steal licks from.

Erik8 · March 4th, 2012, 05:53 PM

Interesting, any ideas of how to use the #5 over the I chord?

rangercaster · March 4th, 2012, 06:04 PM

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I would say that any of the 12 tones are fair game in improvisation. It's all a matter of how you resolve the phrase.

+1000 !!! why limit oneself to a bunch of silly scales and modes when there is a whole other world available ???

Budda · March 4th, 2012, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Erik8

Interesting, any ideas of how to use the #5 over the I chord?

Often I hear this more used within the framework of an Approach Chord or an Arpeggio. Something like either that or kind of as a Chord that is working as providing Extensions to the Chord of the moment. So, the #5 might sound more like a b13, etc.

Valvey · March 4th, 2012, 08:10 PM

It's easy to overdo the chromatic run stuff in soloing Some wide intervals here and there can lighten things up.

weelie · March 5th, 2012, 01:56 AM

I am a beginner, and wouldn't know much about the topic on hand, but, here's a quick practice loop of a solo of mine using all the 12 notes: http://www.box.com/s/b5y39m380u3h18mt14rp

Guran · March 5th, 2012, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Erik8

Interesting, any ideas of how to use the #5 over the I chord?

As a note approaching the sixth, which will be the third of the IV. So 5-#5-6 where you land the 6 on the first beat of the IV.

McGlamRock · March 5th, 2012, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Erik8

Interesting, any ideas of how to use the #5 over the I chord?

chromatically

edit: post above me provides a great example- +1

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Erik8 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 114	Chromatics in country guitar Some of the fast players like Hiland and Lee uses chromatic lines a lot. Here are some they use. There are probably more so please fill in. 2-b3-3 3-b3-2 5-b5-4 b7-7-1 2-b2-1

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Breen Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Singapore Age: 27 Posts: 3,461	I like to use all 12 steps in a chromatic scale when I play any form of country, blues, metal or jazzy stuff. I blame Brad Paisley. __________________ "Ask not what your Tele can do for you, but what your fingers can do for your Tele." The versatility of a Tele is almost unmatched. - Ted Greene

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