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Pick ups and Transitions

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Sat, 10/15/2016 - 11:23
Intervaltraining
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Good evening David,

When ever I've been writing my instrumentals I've slotting in your pick ups/transitions because I know that they sound right. But when come to analyse what notes to use in a pick I don't really know what are the best notes to use. An example of this would be the transitions/pick ups in Half Steppin. Why did you pick them notes. Is it just years of practice or is there a scientific method behind the explanation just as it is when certain notes fit certain chords.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Paul

 

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Sat, 10/15/2016 - 13:31
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David Barrett
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Hello Paul. No special

Hello Paul. No special approach, they just sounded good to me... but yes, generally you'll use the notes of the chord/scale you're on or the chord you're going to.

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