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LOA 5 - Scales

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Sat, 06/27/2015 - 07:17
crazymilk
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Hey David,

I'm currently working on the G Major pentatonic scale, I increase the speed and incorporate some jason ricci's scale excersizes.

 

- should I also study in parallel the C Major Pentatonic and D Major pentatonic and wait for LOA 6 to study the blues scale in all the chord changes? or just stick to the G major pentatonic for now?

 

- I am finding it weird to try to play the G major pentatonic on top of jam tracks, are there any recommended ones for trying that so I can try to improvise and stuff :D 

 

Thanks

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Sun, 06/28/2015 - 20:29
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Hello crazymilk. I recommend

Hello crazymilk. I recommend you stick to the G Major Pentatonic scale for now, but when the IV Chord comes try to use E and G from the scale and when the V Chord comes try to use D and A. This is the most common way to improve with the scale.

In regards to a jam track... grab the lightest one in your collection. The jam track for Bending Study 5 is a good one (Bb Harp).

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Mon, 06/29/2015 - 08:55
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YES!  Thanks so much thats so

YES! 

Thanks so much thats so helpful :D I will try it.

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