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Licks For Minor 2-5-1 Progression
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The backing track for this solo is available for download. File name:
Backing Track 2 5 1 C Minor
Hi!
Here is a solo "over" a 2-5-1 progression in the key of C minor.
This solo is a variation of an older solo.
- The key of the solo is C minor.
- The solo consists of "lines" and "licks" using different scales and concepts like enclosures.
- I use altered chords in this étude.
- The étude make use of diminished 7th chords.
- I'm not using Hybrid Picking, like I usually do, for this solo. Instead, I play each note with a plectrum - with alternate picking. Notice that I play many of the "single notes" near the bridge with the plectrum. This gives everything a certain sound - more treble and "aggressiveness".
In order to understand the analysis and get a deeper understanding of "how to solo over a 2-5-1 progression" I recommend that you watch and read the following lessons:
- Jazz Fundamentals Lessons.
- BASIC Music Theory - How To FIGURE Out Intervals of Chords on Guitar
- Altered Scale
In jazz, the altered scale (altered dominant scale) is a seven-note scale that is a dominant scale where all non-essential tones have been altered. This means that it comprises the three irreducibly essential tones that define a dominant seventh chord, which are root, major third, and minor seventh and that all other tones have been altered. These are:
the fifth is altered to a ♭5 and a ♯5
the ninth is altered to a ♭9 and a ♯9
the eleventh is altered to a ♯11 (equivalent to a ♭5)
the thirteenth is altered to a ♭13 (equivalent to a ♯5)
Source (wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_scale
- Chord Tones
Here's a few lessons regarding chord tones.
Blues Lesson - SPICE UP Of The PENTATONIC scale with CHORD TONES
How To Mix Chord Tones & Scales
Simple" Trick How To Outline The Chord Progression
- Chromatic scale
I have a lesson about chromaticism. Click the link down below
Chromaticism (Introduction)
The chromatic scale or twelve-tone scale is a musical scale with twelve pitches, each a semitone, also known as a half-step, above or below its adjacent pitches. As a result, in 12-tone equal temperament (the most common tuning in Western music), the chromatic scale covers all 12 of the available pitches. Thus, there is only one chromatic scale.
- Enclosures/Chromaticism
In this étude I use something called enclosures.
Check out the posts down below where I talk and write about enclosures and chromatics.
60 second instagram lessons
Lesson Xj - Enclosures
Lesson Xk - "The Barry Harris Method"
Written lesson about enclosures (half step below/half step above)
ANALYSIS
The analysis is available for download as a pdf file.
Let me know if you have questions. I'm happy to help
//Emanuel
Comments
Thank you so so much for the kind words and the support!
Your the best bro. I love your playing!!!
Thank you! So the amp I use in this video is my Two Rock Studio Signature Amp. No Pedals. I've added some slapbackdelay, more reverb and compression in the mix. Also cut some low bass below like 50hz. Now, Two Rock amps are super expensive and you surely don't need that amp to get this tone. You should be able to get a similar tone with a Fender or Dumble style amp. Push the Gain/Volume until you get some slight distorsion. That's it. And then adjust your EQ settings to your taste. The EQ settings really depends on the type of amp you have so if you use the EQ settings I used on this Two Rock amp will not help you. Also, I re-amped the guitar signal, that's why you don't see any microphones to the amp/speaker in the video.
Can you share any information on your tone? If I'm going to learn these tasty licks, I want them to have the same spice as yours. Thanks for helping me ease into jazzy blues.
Haha, awesome to hear! Thank you thank you so so much!
Man you mix of jazz and minor and major pentatonic on a strat just sound soooo good! Riding that camera on the horn of the strat is also a trip!
