BoogieMan
Blues Junior
I'm starting a new thread to get some help understanding this section of the manual mentioned by Paleo in another thread...
There is a short section in Lesson 13 of "GTMU" on pages 59-60 entitled "Why You Can't Just Use A Major Scale Over A Major Chord".
This section answers the question...
“If I have a C major chord, don't I just use a C major scale?”
My comment was...
"I get that playing the G major scale from the 4th degree (C) gives you C lydian but I still don't see how playing the C major scale over a C major chord (regardless of whether it's functioning as a lV chord) could be a problem. Of course, if you were trying to play a G major scale over the C major chord, the F# would clash. Maybe I'll get it some day like you did."
The response was...
"If C is a IV chord you're in the Key of G. The F# over the C chord becomes a #4, creating the C Lydian sound.
If C is a V chord you're in the Key of F. The Bb over the C chord becomes a b7, creating the C Mixolydian sound.
You can, of course, play the C Major pentatonic over a C Major chord, regardless of function..
In general, the Major scale played over each chord in the Key will produce a different "modal" sound."
I'm starting to see a glimmer of light but no bulb yet. I understand getting the modal (lydian) sound if you are playing the G major scale over the C chord. But the the question from the manual refers to using the C major scale over the C major chord, not the G major scale. I always thought that it would be safe to use the major scale of the chord over which you were playing (not just the major pentatonic of that chord). I think this is where I get confused.
There is a short section in Lesson 13 of "GTMU" on pages 59-60 entitled "Why You Can't Just Use A Major Scale Over A Major Chord".
This section answers the question...
“If I have a C major chord, don't I just use a C major scale?”
My comment was...
"I get that playing the G major scale from the 4th degree (C) gives you C lydian but I still don't see how playing the C major scale over a C major chord (regardless of whether it's functioning as a lV chord) could be a problem. Of course, if you were trying to play a G major scale over the C major chord, the F# would clash. Maybe I'll get it some day like you did."
The response was...
"If C is a IV chord you're in the Key of G. The F# over the C chord becomes a #4, creating the C Lydian sound.
If C is a V chord you're in the Key of F. The Bb over the C chord becomes a b7, creating the C Mixolydian sound.
You can, of course, play the C Major pentatonic over a C Major chord, regardless of function..
In general, the Major scale played over each chord in the Key will produce a different "modal" sound."
I'm starting to see a glimmer of light but no bulb yet. I understand getting the modal (lydian) sound if you are playing the G major scale over the C chord. But the the question from the manual refers to using the C major scale over the C major chord, not the G major scale. I always thought that it would be safe to use the major scale of the chord over which you were playing (not just the major pentatonic of that chord). I think this is where I get confused.
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