Troy , do you keep playing that melody on your first high D string or do you use later on your second string to shorten the distance so you have your notes more close to each other?
A pentatonic scale has only 5 notes in it. A major or minor scale (in Western style music) has 7 notes, with this caveat: There is only one major scale: 1 2♭ 3♭ 4 5 6♭ and dom7th*;.but there are 3 minor scales: 1. Natural Minor: 1 2dom7, 3♭ 4 5 6♭ 7♭ (as Troy showed in the video) 2. Melodic Minor 1 2dom7 3♭ 4 5 6♭ 7# 3. Harmonic Minor 1 2dom7 3♭ 4 5 6# 7# The reason for 3 different minor scales is: Minor chords cause sadness in music. But that sadness varies. Thus 3 different Minor scales. Whereas Major scales brings happiness (so to speak) so it only has one scale. * dom7. The whole world says "dim". I buck them! LOL. So I say dominant7; rather than Bdim (as in the Key of C, etc.) IMHO, there is NO diminished chord in a major scale. In a word: that 7th note is nothing more than the 5th chord being "seventh-ed" (minus the root). 4 note harmony proves it. G B D > G B D F. That is NOT a diminished chord!; it is G7th. Dadgummit! LOL
@@MrPatdeeee Thank you! Are you able to illustrate the different minor scales with songs? I have a tenuous fleeting understanding if I really concentrate but alas it slips away when I try to hear the differences musically.
@@maureenbachmann1858 I believe it is easier if I show you this: (One dash=half tone; Two dashes=whole tone; three dashes=one and a half tone.) Major scale: Do--Re--Me-Fa--Sol--La--Ti-Do Natural Minor: Do--Re-Me--Fa--Sol-La--Ti--Do Melodic Minor: Do--Re-Me--Fa--Sol-La---Ti-Do Harmonic Minor; Do--Re-Me--Fa--Sol-La--Ti-Do Do this on a musical instrument. Then practice humming it until you can decide WHICH type of scale you hummed. Then you will KNOW which scale it is; Major or Minors when you hear songs.
@@MrPatdeeee I have a solid understanding on major vs minor. It's the differences in minor (blues heck yeah!) I can't discern. But cool "step practice" I will try asap! I assume basic 12 bar blues with 1 4 5 including minor keys are the natural minor variety. Is a song with 1 6m 4 5 like Stand By Me a.....mmmm.....rrrrr.....head scratch.....total guess- melodic minor? Or am I in the wrong zone entirely and it's more to do with what sounds nice during a lick vs the structure of the song. As in jazz player solo vs Chicago blues solo (guitarist)
