each chord has a certain mode that you usually use to play with over that specific chord. if the song is in key X and you have chords X Y and Z, you don't just stay on an X major scale to improv. you can, but the solo will sound dead.i am sam2 wrote:oh gotcha....that could be true...although you dont have to change scales for your solo as the chord changes because it can still sound fine...but i see waht youre saying and agreei like tictacs wrote:i highly doubt he is staying with the right keys and modes over the chord changes just 'by ear'
Does anyone play completly by ear?
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true but look at santana, somethins workini like tictacs wrote:each chord has a certain mode that you usually use to play with over that specific chord. if the song is in key X and you have chords X Y and Z, you don't just stay on an X major scale to improv. you can, but the solo will sound dead.i am sam2 wrote:oh gotcha....that could be true...although you dont have to change scales for your solo as the chord changes because it can still sound fine...but i see waht youre saying and agreei like tictacs wrote:i highly doubt he is staying with the right keys and modes over the chord changes just 'by ear'
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santana sucksfilmdude100cms wrote:true but look at santana, somethins workini like tictacs wrote:each chord has a certain mode that you usually use to play with over that specific chord. if the song is in key X and you have chords X Y and Z, you don't just stay on an X major scale to improv. you can, but the solo will sound dead.i am sam2 wrote:oh gotcha....that could be true...although you dont have to change scales for your solo as the chord changes because it can still sound fine...but i see waht youre saying and agreei like tictacs wrote:i highly doubt he is staying with the right keys and modes over the chord changes just 'by ear'
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i like tictacs wrote:santana sucksfilmdude100cms wrote:true but look at santana, somethins workini like tictacs wrote:each chord has a certain mode that you usually use to play with over that specific chord. if the song is in key X and you have chords X Y and Z, you don't just stay on an X major scale to improv. you can, but the solo will sound dead.i am sam2 wrote:oh gotcha....that could be true...although you dont have to change scales for your solo as the chord changes because it can still sound fine...but i see waht youre saying and agreei like tictacs wrote:i highly doubt he is staying with the right keys and modes over the chord changes just 'by ear'
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