| Soloing over guitar chords is easy when
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| | 3. Dominant 7th Chords
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| you know how to use the minor pentatonic
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| | You have a couple of choices here. But
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| scale. Add spice and power to your
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| | basically, you would use the relative
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| solo's with these simple but highly
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| | minor pentatonic, or the minor
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| effective techniques.
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| | pentatonic a tone below the root of the
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| The humble minor pentatonic scale is what
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| | dom7 chord.
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| most guitar players start with when
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| | For example, over G7, you could use either
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| learning to solo. Trouble is, they don't
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| | E minor pent (relative minor), or D min
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| learn to use the scale to it's best
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| | pentatonic.
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| potential.
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| | The reason you could use the D minor
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| Here, I'll show you an easy way to use the
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| | pentatonic over a G7 chord is because
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| pentatonic scale to solo over the three
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| | the Dmi chord and G7 chord often go
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| most common guitar chord types: Major,
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| | together in chord progressions. Forcing a
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| minor and dominant 7th chords.
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| | Dmi sound over a G7 chord gives a G7sus
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| 1. Major Chords
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| | sound.
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| A Major chord always has a relative minor
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| | 4. Thinking From a 'KEY" Perspective
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| chord. The easy way to find the
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| | OK, what we have looked at is the KEY of C
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| 'relative' minor of any major chord on a
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| | Major. And basically you can use just
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| guitar is to take the note three
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| | the A minor pentatonic alone for ALL the
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| half-steps (3 frets) below the root note
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| | chords in C, or you can also use the D and
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| of the major chord.
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| | E minor pentatonics to add some color
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| For example: a C major chord - the root
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| | and more conformity to the chords being
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| note is C. On a guitar, the note 3 frets
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| | used at the time.
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| below a C note is A. Therefore, A minor
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| | Remember, these principles apply to
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| is the relative minor of C major.
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| | whatever chord you are playing at any
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| So to solo over a C major chord, use the A
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| | time, but can also be applied on a KEY
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| minor pentatonic scale and you can't go
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| | basis,which is a more encompassing
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| wrong.
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| | picture.
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| Another example: F major chord - three
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| | The Key of C Major has these chords:
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| frets below the root of F, you will find
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| | C, Dm, Em, F, G7, Am, Bmin7b5.
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| D. So you use a D minor pentatonic scale
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| | Ami pent can be used over them all, or
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| over an F major chord.
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| | just the C and Am chords.
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| Another example: G major chord - three
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| | D min pentatonic can be used over the F
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| frets below the G root note you'll find
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| | and Dm chords.
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| E. So... you use the E minor pentatonic
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| | E minor can be used over the Em and G7
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| to solo over a G chord.
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| | chords.
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| Now, you may have noticed that I listed C,
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| | We didn't mention the 7 chord (Bmi7b5)
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| F and G major chords there.
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| | because it's not used very much. But a
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| Coincidentally, They are the 1, 4 and 5
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| | good choice is the Dm pentatonic. In
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| chords of the 'KEY' of C Major. This
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| | fact, though, you can use either of the
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| applies to all instruments, not just
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| | three pentatonics from the C Major scale
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| guitar.
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| | - Am, Dm or Em. Try them, see which you
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| More about this later...
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| | like best.
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| 2. Minor Chords
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| | I hope you enjoyed this article. You can
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| These are easy... just use the minor
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| | find more information about guitar
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| pentatonic of what ever the minor chord
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| | chords at my site:
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| is. E.g. Use D minor pentatonic for a D
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| | The idea of using pentatonics for
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| minor chord, an E minor pentatonic for an
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| | different chords is a powerful one,
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| E minor chord, an A minor pentatonic for
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| | don't overlook the cool sounds you can
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| an A minor Chord.
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| | create with such a simple device.
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| Now, did you notice I used D, E and A
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| | Also, in a future article, I'll be
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| minor chords as the example? Did you
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| | discussing 'Pentatonic Substitution'
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| also notice that these chords are the 2,
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| | where I'll show you how to use substitute
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| 3 and 6 chords of the 'KEY' of C Major?
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| | and altered pentatonics for even more
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| More about that later, too...
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| | sound choices.
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