Posted by Me on February 16, 2000 at 22:47:56:
In Reply to: soloing posted by Cameron on February 14, 2000 at 11:15:14:
Thanks Cameron
The G Major Pentatonic scale (also known as the E minor Pentatonic Scale) works very well as it is very similar to the E Blues Scale (no b5). The F# arpeggiated triad would sound sort of 'outside' as you would be implying the 9th, #11th, and 13th of the chord. It would certainly 'brighten' things up. The last idea works well because the top notes of those triads (C#, C, and Bb) are E#(F), E, and D, then resolving to the C# of the A Major (or A7). Great ideas!
: Let's say you're soloing over an E7 chord and you have run out of ideas using a blues scale in E.
: Try playing a G major pentatonic scale over the chord. This scale includes the 1,2,3,5,&6 of the G major scale.
: Try also playing a F# triad arpeggiated over the E7. (This one also works if the chord is an Emaj7)
: In quick succession, play a C# triad, then a C triad, then a Bb triad just before the chord changes to an A7. This works better if the top note of the triad is the third of the chord