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Now that you know the C Minor Pentatonic scale in all positions of your instrument lets learn some more chord progressions that go with the scale.
Again staying in the Key of C try the following chord progression.

Cm //// ////
Ab //// ////  record this progression to a metronome at 75 BPM for 5 to 10 minutes

Record or have a friend play the chord changes while you play the C Pentatonic Scale forms and the Riff ideas already covered. By the way the word: riff, melody or motif means the same thing. A melodic set of notes.

Next time more chords for C Pentatonic Scale!





Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

 

All materials copyright 2010. For personal use only.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music





Referencing our last blog/lesson and using the common blues the chord progression lets combine them for new ideas in soloing and vocal melodies. First the chord progression:
C7////
F7////
C7////////
F7///////
C7////////
G7////
F7////
C7////
G7////
Remember each / means one quarter note or one chord per beat or click.

Now the C Minor Pentatonic Scale the number formula is:
R, b3, 4, 5, b7, 8th/R or octave.

The notes would be:
C, Eb, F, G, Bb, C

Now we will use a technique called sequencing . That is using a specific number of notes from the scale 2,3,4,5,6 etc.  
and descending or ascending up the scale (going up or down in tone). First doing the scale descending: 

Riff #1 = Eb, C, Bb
Riff #2 = C, Bb, G
Riff #3 = Bb, G, F
Riff #4 = G, F, Eb
Riff #5 = F, Eb, C
Riff #6 = Eb, C, Bb
Riff #7 = C, Bb, G
Riff #8 = Bb, G, F
Riff #9 = G, F, Eb
Riff #10 = F, Bb, C
 
1. Learn as is
2. Play up & back
3. Transpose to all keys.

Later I will show you how to do this same procedure with 4,5,6 note sequences.
Then also with other scales.
Stay tuned,

Vince Lauria

The Minor Pentatonic Scale

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In addition to the Blues Scale the Minor Pentatonic Scale is used frequently!
You can substitute this scale for the Blues Scale or combine it with the blues scale to create great melodic soloing and vocal melodies. 
In the key of C the number formula is:
R, b3, 4, 5, b7, 8th/R or octave.

The notes in the key of C would be:
C, Eb, F, G, Bb, C

Now memorize the number formula and corresponding note names.
Next time I will show you some fun examples with this scale.



Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

 

All materials copyright 2010. For personal use only.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music


Strumming at 60 BPM (beats per minute) record or have a friend play the following chord progression.

C7////
F7////
C7////////
F7///////
C7////////
G7////
F7////
C7////
G7////
Remember each / means one quarter note or one chord per beat or click.

Now lets play some more single note Blues Scale Riffs.

Riff #1 = F, Gb, G, C  (remember these riffs can be played on any instrument)

Riff #2 = C, G, Gb, F, Eb

Riff #3 = G, A, C, Eb, C



Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

 

All materials copyright 2010. For personal use only.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music


 



Common Blues Riffs!

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Now that we know the Blues Scale and some of the most common Blues Chords lets do some common single (one note at a time) note riffs (common melodies).
Again staying in the key of C Blues do the following: 

Record a C7 chord (if you do not know how to play these chords go to:
http://bobsguitarpracticetips.com/Basics-of-Blues-Guitar-Chords-Playing-7-Essential-Blues-Guitar-Chords.html)
strumming at 60 BPM (beats per minute using a metronome, if you don't own a metronome go to: http://www.metronomeonline.com/).

Record the chord for five to ten minutes then play back the chord while you play the following riffs using quarter notes or one note per click or beat. If you do not know the note names on the piano or the guitar use these links.  
For piano:http://www.teach-me-piano.com/piano-notes-chart.html 
For guitar: http://www.freemusicstudy.com/guitar-fretboard-chart-2.htm

Riff #1 = Eb, C, G  
(repeat this riff - five to fifteen times in a row till it start to sound fluid and smooth please do this for all riffs). 

Riff #2 = G, Bb, C 

Riff #3 = G, Bb, Eb, C
 
Riff #4= C, Eb, F, G, Bb, C



Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

 

All materials copyright 2010. For personal use only.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music




Fun with the Blues Scale!

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Last blog we learned the Blues Scale now lets learn some of the chords that go with the Blues Scale. Remember all examples are given in the key of C.
After you become familiar with the key of C you will want to transpose or move these chords to other keys.
(More on this later).

The most common chords that go with the C Blues scale are:
C7////F7////G7////. (The lines after each of the chords are called hash marks each hash mark represents one quarter note or strum).

This is often referred to a one, four, five - chord progression. In our music shorthand:
I, IV, V - 
The reason we use shorthand is so one system is then used in all keys.
Now lets look at the notes to create each one of these chords.

C7 = R, 3rd, 5th, b7 note names    C - E - G - Bb
F7 = R, 3rd, 5th, b7 note names     F - A - C - Eb
G7 = R, 3rd, 5th, b7 notes names   G - B - D -  F

Learn these chords in all positions of the fretboard and keyboard.

More on the Blues Scale later!


Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

 

All materials copyright 2010. For personal use only.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music


The Blues Scale!

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One of the most commonly used scales in music besides the Major Scale is the Blues Scale.
Today lets learn it - then later I will show you ways to apply it.

First most scales are seven notes in a certain interval formula. What that means is out of the twelve notes in our musical system we usually use just seven of the twelve.
(an interval is the distance between any two notes - more on this later)

First lets review the number formula for a Major Scale:
R/1, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th/R or octave
The notes in the key of C would be:
C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C

The Blues Scale number formulas is:
R1, b3rd, 4th, b5th, 5th, b7th, 8th/R or octave.
The notes in the key of C would be:
C, Eb, F, Gb, G, Bb, C


Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

 

All materials copyright 2010. For personal use only.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music


Vince Lauria 

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