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Hi Everyone,
This week's questions:
Question 1: Ray struggles with making chords and scales musical and wants help. Also, whats the deal with Hendrix's double stops and stuff.
Question 2: Josh wanted to know who made the pentatonic scale the norm for solos ion modern music. I don't know! Here is a fun article to read.
Question 3: J.T. had questions about moving through a scale vs jumping, which I talk about in detail on my Melody Making Lessons in Music Theory Monday and after that, CAGED soloing lessons.
Question 4: Dede wants me to make a video kind of like my Rubik's Cube system but for sus2 and add9 chords.
Question 5: Dorothy was wondering why I teach the pentatonic scale as a sort of extended triad with extra notes.
Question 6: Rick had a question about closed position vs 3 note per string
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Comments
SEAN! I missed your question! How? I don't know! So sorry. I'll get it first thing next week
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-08-20 19:10:04 +0000 UTCHi Scott great stuff man. I have a question about caged system soloing. I need a little help/clarification on "moving through" notes and "jumping" I assume your moving through notes not in the chord and ending on notes in the chord but not clear about the concept of jumping.
J.T. Pouland
2022-08-20 18:18:55 +0000 UTCHi Scott, I just wanted to say thank you for your awesome help, I’ve learned so much from you so TY!
Sue
2022-08-20 18:07:39 +0000 UTCHello Scott, you might be able to answer this. Who introduced the pentatonic scale for solos in modern music? I know most of classic rock from the 70's uses a pentatonic scale, but when did it start becoming the norm?
Josh Whiteside
2022-08-18 15:13:24 +0000 UTCHi Scott, I'm struggling with making chords and scales musical. What's the secret? Also, as a side curiosity, I love Hendrix's use of double stops and his thumb over the top technique to use hammer ons and pull-offs. What are your thoughts on this approach? Purists don't like thumb over the top but he made it seem so easy.
D'oh!-Ray-Me
2022-08-18 14:53:20 +0000 UTCHi Scott, something I really struggle with is building a full song. I don’t struggle with writing a chord progression, and parts of a song, but I struggle adding drums and bass to it. Can you offer some suggestions on how to begin a song with midi drums, etc. Should I simply make a drum track of kick and snare and work up from there? Thanks for your help.
Sean
2022-08-17 22:48:46 +0000 UTC
