NY Chief wrote:Playing around with it last night it makes a lot of sense but I'm looking for a simplified, blues based version. I see the pentatonic box and the some of the overlapping shapes I use (actually partial shapes), relative minor, etc. I know (and can see ) there is more, just have to connect it all and then decide what notes aand phrases are the right ones to fit at the right time! (The EASY part, right guys? )
So, go back and watch that video I posted from Scott Henderson on pentatonics. If you have a song that is in, say G major, you can play Am, Bm, and Em pentatonic using the same 1st position fingering and get a whole bunch of different notes and sounds.
Look at this and you can see why:
Ionian.........(Maj) ............ 1234567
Dorian.........(min) ........... 2345671
Phrygian......(min) ........... 3456712
Lydian.........(Maj) ........... 4567123
Mixolydian....(Maj/Dom7) ... 5671234
Aeolian........(min) ........... 6712345
Locrian........(dim) ............7123456
G maj (Ionian): G, A, B, C, D, E, F#
A (Dorian): A, B, C, D, E, F#, G
B (Phrygian): B, C, D, E, F#, G, A
C (Lydian): C, D, E, F#, G, A, B
D (Mixolydian): D, E, F#, G, A, B, C
E (Aeolian): E, F#, G, A, B, C, D
F# (Locrian): F#, G, A, B, C, D, E