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Topic: Favorite solo scales

i just wanted to know what everyones favorite scales to use in solos mine is the minor penatonic scale does anyone have any others

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Re: Favorite solo scales

your rules

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3 Reply by SouthPaw41L (edited by SouthPaw41L 2007-12-12 07:19:11)

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Re: Favorite solo scales

I have several in my songbook have a look-e-see and enjoy some of them. I like the harmonic minor and the egyptian is pretty cool too.

http://www.chordie.com/publicbooks.php? … gid=109008

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  • From: Bellevue, WA
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Re: Favorite solo scales

The scale you use should depend on the chords you are playing over, and the key you are playing in.

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Re: Favorite solo scales

SouthPaw41L wrote:

I like the harmonic minor and the egyptian is pretty cool too.

I've never heard of Egyptian. Could you give me some more information about it please?

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Re: Favorite solo scales

Tibernius wrote:
SouthPaw41L wrote:

I like the harmonic minor and the egyptian is pretty cool too.

I've never heard of Egyptian. Could you give me some more information about it please?

Here's one example of the style;

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/?url= … ranspose=0


A similar mode is used in the Offsprings' song "Keep 'em Seperated".

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  • From: UK
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Re: Favorite solo scales

SouthPaw41L wrote:

Here's one example of the style;

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/?url= … ranspose=0


A similar mode is used in the Offsprings' song "Keep 'em Seperated".

I was playing that a couple of days ago! I didn't even know it was a proper scale, I was just improvising a solo!
Thanks SouthPaw, I'll have to print that one off.

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Re: Favorite solo scales

My pleasure Tibernius. Look through my songbook, "Wicked Cool Guitar". I have lots of really helpful scale information in there.

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Re: Favorite solo scales

you say that like musical chaos is a bad thing?!?!

  • From: Glasgow
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Re: Favorite solo scales

Zappa had some cool runs that I use sometimes, particularly  whole tone and any Lydian or myxolydian modes.
usually over a pedal or two chord vamp.

Check out Shut Up 'n' Play Your Guitar for pointers

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Re: Favorite solo scales

Here's some stuff I've been working on for the past year and a half. Very helpful and challenging. Take yout time with it. Play it very slow at first and gradually increase your speed as you become more comfortable and confident with the material.

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.b … t=14718157

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