Chord Tones In Scale Shapes

Everything is starting to get pretty heavy now…

We need to break our scale patterns up into smaller pieces to fully grasp what we have learned. 

Attached are the five patterns we have been using throughout this course showing all of the chord tones in the major and minor scales. It is important that you become increasingly conscious of the scale degrees you are playing, how they sound over the chords you are playing, and the affect they have on the overall tonality of the music.

Get out of the box for a little.  

Stop and play with each individual scale degree for a while.  What is its function in relation to the chord?  

Use your head and your ear and slow down for a bit. Try to think and hear your way around the neck.

Jam Tracks:

1.  A major vamp

2.  G major vamp

3.  E minor vamp

4.  D minor vamp