What scales is Jack using in this song?....
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:19 pm
These solos are insane!!! I've been playing guitar for a while now, but these sound foreign to me. Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks!
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I Ate The Walrus wrote:Pentatonic scale, which he pretty much uses exclusively. Use the A minor Pentatonic.
love_islander wrote:
I know nothing about music theory. And, I can shred with the best of em'. But sometimes it annoys me that I don't know anything about music theory. I don't even know what modes are lol. What are modes?mojoryan wrote:I think what you're looking for is modes. After 25 years of playing, having plunged deeply in the waters of theory once-upon-a-time...cutting my teeth on Jimi...I can tell you, with utmost confidence: learn it ALL..then...forget it. Play what you feel, and you'll never lose.
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This is perhaps a better place to start regarding modes. http://musiced.about.com/od/beginnerstheory/f/modes.htmmonkhey wrote:I know nothing about music theory. And, I can shred with the best of em'. But sometimes it annoys me that I don't know anything about music theory. I don't even know what modes are lol. What are modes?mojoryan wrote:I think what you're looking for is modes. After 25 years of playing, having plunged deeply in the waters of theory once-upon-a-time...cutting my teeth on Jimi...I can tell you, with utmost confidence: learn it ALL..then...forget it. Play what you feel, and you'll never lose.
http://www.modemaster.com/
mojoryan wrote:This is perhaps a better place to start regarding modes. http://musiced.about.com/od/beginnerstheory/f/modes.htmmonkhey wrote:I know nothing about music theory. And, I can shred with the best of em'. But sometimes it annoys me that I don't know anything about music theory. I don't even know what modes are lol. What are modes?mojoryan wrote:I think what you're looking for is modes. After 25 years of playing, having plunged deeply in the waters of theory once-upon-a-time...cutting my teeth on Jimi...I can tell you, with utmost confidence: learn it ALL..then...forget it. Play what you feel, and you'll never lose.
http://www.modemaster.com/
mojoryan wrote:The 1st of a scale is the root; it "defines" the scale by conventional means. Now, start with the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc., and move through the scale- allowing it to move beyond the confines of the standard 8 notes, and you'll find all sorts of interesting sound combinations happening. If you're really interested in theory, find a backlog of Guitar magazine from the mid to late 80's into the early nineties; they were rife with all kinds of great theory knowledge. Either that, or plunge headlong into the world of Satriani/Vai, practice about 8 hours a day for 5 years, and come out bruised and dizzy on the other side.
You know nothing? Good, Jack doesn't either.monkhey wrote:I know nothing about music theory. And, I can shred with the best of em'. But sometimes it annoys me that I don't know anything about music theory. I don't even know what modes are lol. What are modes?mojoryan wrote:I think what you're looking for is modes. After 25 years of playing, having plunged deeply in the waters of theory once-upon-a-time...cutting my teeth on Jimi...I can tell you, with utmost confidence: learn it ALL..then...forget it. Play what you feel, and you'll never lose.
http://www.modemaster.com/
Definitely not suggesting anyone give up their musical identity t sound like anyone; always be yourself. I was merely referring to a road I took. I actually shelved that kind of playing about 18 years ago, in favor of writing actual songs. That kind of playing- while technically brilliant- does very little for me anymore. It seems incredibly self-absorbed...now, I refer to it as musical masturbation. It's just wanking, ya know? But, I'm definitely glad I went down the theory path-once-upon-a-time.monkhey wrote:mojoryan wrote:The 1st of a scale is the root; it "defines" the scale by conventional means. Now, start with the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc., and move through the scale- allowing it to move beyond the confines of the standard 8 notes, and you'll find all sorts of interesting sound combinations happening. If you're really interested in theory, find a backlog of Guitar magazine from the mid to late 80's into the early nineties; they were rife with all kinds of great theory knowledge. Either that, or plunge headlong into the world of Satriani/Vai, practice about 8 hours a day for 5 years, and come out bruised and dizzy on the other side.
I would never want to sound like Satriani or Vai, but I prefer Vai. He played with Zappa!