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Relative Minor

Unread post by fallon222 » Wed Dec 10, 2003 4:21 pm

Hey Everyone:
I am having a problem with relative minors. Say I am playing a G C D progression. What would be the relative minor you would use to play a solo? Would a basic pent. minor scale be a good basis for the solo?
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Unread post by fatjack » Wed Dec 10, 2003 5:25 pm

a GCD progression is in the key of G, so you would play in Em if you wanted to do the relative minor. of course you could just play the G major or minor pentatonic, cuz it is just a blues progression and pretty much anything will work on it
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Unread post by fallon222 » Sat Dec 13, 2003 6:17 pm

Couple of questions if u don't mind...
1) Would the relative minor always work no matter what key your playing in?
2) How do you find what the relative minor in the key your playing in?
3) Would only the tonic note of the progression be good for a lead or could you extent the lead into a c or d scale?
Thanks for helping me out...
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Unread post by thejoe » Sat Dec 13, 2003 9:25 pm

fallon222 wrote:Couple of questions if u don't mind...
1) Would the relative minor always work no matter what key your playing in?
2) How do you find what the relative minor in the key your playing in?
3) Would only the tonic note of the progression be good for a lead or could you extent the lead into a c or d scale?
Thanks for helping me out...
1) i think so... as long as its the relative minor of that key... obviously
2) 3 half steps lower than the key of tha song
3)i dunno

thanks fatjack :wink:
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