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)
You are a great teacher. Thank you for this lesson and all of them.
Awesome teaching Troy. Thank you for doing this for us to learn. May Jesus bless you kind Sir.
Tanks always.
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?
Great stuff Troy!
Really cool stuff Troy!
Great !
Just a question, what there's under the strings?
Thanks Troy , wich kind of picks you’re using
Thank you! And nice t-shirt!
Is there a part 2.. you cut off after 15 minutes right at the only part I don't already know.. the bit where the melody gets higher.
Thanks! appreciate what you do!
Thank you so much for this lesson ! i learned more
Consider starting your videos with a demonstration first. Cool.
I've got several of his full lessons. He usually does..
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awesome !!!
Flatted 6th isn't in minor pentatonic but it's still in this song? I guess I don't understand pentatonic vs all notes in the scale.
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)
Or is the key of the song - like Thrill Is Gone in Bm- unrelated to the different scales which can be played in it?
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