Share the progression game.

[imwjl]

Hi,

I'm in a rut not getting the same two progressions out of my head, hands, guitars (and JamMan) for a week plus now.

I keep doing sort of an Old Crow Medicine Show song in G and variations of the progression below (I think I typed it right - it's early and the guitars are put away).

E, A, F# Min 7th, A then into C#m, B, A back to E.

I"ve also been playing with stuff including C6sus4 and D6sus4 at 5th and 7th frets but that's not yet sticking in the head like a broken record.

Anybody have something they want to share?

Thanks.

;)

[Telenator]

Here's one you can try. It will not only give you a little stretch in the scale department, but it will also make you very aware of the notes in each chord.

I like to cover two chords with one scale if possible. But when you have a chord change like this, the opportunties for expression become really cool if you dig a little deeper.

The beauty of this change is that the half-tones linking the scales sound really cool as you pass through them on the chord change.


Here's a little example:

Brisk, almost funky strum

Play Gmaj7 for 8 beats, and then play Bbmaj7 for 8 beats.

G maj7
E-----------------------------------------X
B-----------------3------------------------
G-------------------------4----------------
D-------------------------4----------------
A-----------------------------------------X
E-----------------3------------------------

Bbmaj7
E-----------------------------------------X
B-----------------6------------------------
G------------------------7----------------
D------------------------7----------------
A-----------------------------------------X
E-----------------6------------------------

Play G ionian over the Gmaj7 chord
E------2-----3------------------------------
B------------3-----------5------------------
G------2-----------4-----5-------------------
D------2-----------4-----5-------------------
A------2-----3-----------5-------------------
E------------3-----------5------------------


Play G aeolian over the Bbmaj7 chord "Bb
E------------3----------5----6---------------
B------------3----4----------6---------------
G-------2----3----------5--------------------
D------------3----------5-------------------
A------------3----------5----6---------------
E------------3----------5----6---------------

Play the above chords 3 times each and then move on to:

Am7---D9 ----Bm7 --Em7 --Am7 --Bm7 ---C7 ---C#dim --D9 --D#9 ---D9
//// --////----//// -- //// -- // ---- // ---- // ---- // --- //// -- // ---- //

then back to the Gmaj7 - Bbmaj7 chord change - 3x through.

A dorian and aeolian scales fit real well over the changes once it hits Am7.

[imwjl]

Originally Posted by Telenator

Here's one you can try. It will not only give you a little stretch in the scale department, but it will also make you very aware of the notes in each chord.

I like to cover two chords with one scale if possible. But when you have a chord change like this, the opportunties for expression become really cool if you dig a little deeper.

The beauty of this change is that the half-tones linking the scales sound really cool as you pass through them on the chord change.


Here's a little example:

Brisk, almost funky strum

Play Gmaj7 for 8 beats, and then play Bbmaj7 for 8 beats.

G maj7
E-----------------------------------------X
B-----------------3------------------------
G-------------------------4----------------
D-------------------------4----------------
A-----------------------------------------X
E-----------------3------------------------

Bbmaj7
E-----------------------------------------X
B-----------------6------------------------
G------------------------7----------------
D------------------------7----------------
A-----------------------------------------X
E-----------------6------------------------

Play G ionian over the Gmaj7 chord
E------2-----3------------------------------
B------------3-----------5------------------
G------2-----------4-----5-------------------
D------2-----------4-----5-------------------
A------2-----3-----------5-------------------
E------------3-----------5------------------


Play G aeolian over the Bbmaj7 chord "Bb
E------------3----------5----6---------------
B------------3----4----------6---------------
G-------2----3----------5--------------------
D------------3----------5-------------------
A------------3----------5----6---------------
E------------3----------5----6---------------

Play the above chords 3 times each and then move on to:

Am7---D9 ----Bm7 --Em7 --Am7 --Bm7 ---C7 ---C#dim --D9 --D#9 ---D9
//// --////----//// -- //// -- // ---- // ---- // ---- // --- //// -- // ---- //

then back to the Gmaj7 - Bbmaj7 chord change - 3x through.

A dorian and aeolian scales fit real well over the changes once it hits Am7.

Thanks. I'll hope for some playing time later. It looks like it will get me out of a lot of recent time spent in D and E and out of pentatonic jail.

Thanks again.