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i noticed the pentatonic minor scale is the same as the major scale just 1 1/2 steps higher. like the E minor scale is the same thing as the G major except for the first note of the E minor scale. also, why if i am soloing in the key of G, i could play either the G major, E minor, or C major scale and they all fit? could anyone explain this a little?
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Scales often repeat patterns, where the E minor scale is the same as a G major scale (containing the same notes), with different root notes (this gets into modes).
So, yes, a G major scale and an E minor scale should have the same notes as each other, starting on different notes.
G A B C D E F# G
No, a C major scale is not the same- there is no F#.
C D E F G A B C
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Originally Posted by nick2282 i noticed the pentatonic minor scale is the same as the major scale just 1 1/2 steps higher. like the E minor scale is the same thing as the G major except for the first note of the E minor scale. also, why if i am soloing in the key of G, i could play either the G major, E minor, or C major scale and they all fit? could anyone explain this a little?
You've discovered the relative minor. G major's relative minor is E. C major's relative minor is A. Eb major's relative minor is C and so on...same notes but starting on a different root.
And while E minor and G major are the "same", C major is not but C Lydian is (C major scale but with a sharp 4th note difference) as is D Mixolydian (D major but with a flat 7th note difference) and A Dorian (A minor but with a sharp 6th note difference) and so on...They're all made from the same notes as G major but starting on different degrees of the scale (G being the 1t, A being the 2nd, B being the 3rd, etc...E being the 6th).
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Are you sure thats not the other way around (about the modes).
I thot mixolydian had the #4 .
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Originally Posted by demon_hunter Are you sure thats not the other way around (about the modes).
I thot mixolydian had the #4 .
In relation to its parallel Ionian scale, a Mixolydian scale does indeed have a "flat seven." If you associate the sound of a Mixolydian scale in your mind with that of a dominant seventh quality (V7, that is) chord, you'll have less trouble remembering both the sound and construction of the Mixolydian scale.
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Originally Posted by nick2282 i noticed the pentatonic minor scale is the same as the major scale just 1 1/2 steps higher.
Same as the pentatonic major, you mean? Yes, that is basically the case; the pentatonic minor scale is related to (i.e. contains the same notes as) a pentatonic major scale starting a minor third higher than the original pentatonic minor scale.
also, why if i am soloing in the key of G, i could play either the G major, E minor, or C major scale and they all fit?
If you're playing in the key of G, you're going to be playing the G major scale... that's really the end of it. Unless you have some extended periods of harmonization / tonicization of chords other than the I chord, you'll be sticking to the G major scale and just emphasizing different parts of it.
In His love,
Nate
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If anyone wants to know the order of the modes:
Ionian
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Locrian
Except we don't use the Locrian mode.
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Ionian
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Locrian
"I Don't Play Lacrosse Much Any Longer" that's how I remember the order, anyway. I enjoyed learning this stuff a little while ago, it helped a lot, being able to add some spice to my solos.... they aren't quite so bland anymore...
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I always used "I Don't Play Loud Music Any Longer." I'm sure there's a ton of different ones you can use.
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Originally Posted by Xkcer Man I always used "I Don't Play Loud Music Any Longer." I'm sure there's a ton of different ones you can use.
That's brilliant. Too bad I already have them memorized.