Guitar Players, I need help...

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Answer:On a good day, lipstick.
Member Since: Jun 24, 2004

As I've mentioned before, I'm not the world's greatest six stringer. I can play one, but I'm no virtuoso.

I've been trying to record a blues song, and I'm stuck with about four 'licks' that sound coolish. I'm usuing the basic blues scale for soloing, but it's all a bit too obvious. Anyone know (without throwing "pharygian augminished 9th" type language at my old head) any good blues scales or licks that will make me - and hopefully the listener - think I'm a genius? Something that will cause "ooh!" and "Aahh!" type responses, but are dead easy to play? The song's in A (okay, you got me...minor 7th), so I need something that's not going to be too obvious.

Progression is:
Amin7, D#9-D9, B7#9(no 5th), A7#9, Amin7 (64bpm)

Gimme those widdly widdly's.

Thanks in advance to all.

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Czar of Turd Polish
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Since: Jun 20, 2006


Apr 04, 2007 02:24 pm

I know nothing of of what you speak. But I usually just jam the basic blues scale and spice it up with ignorance.

Prince CZAR-ming
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Since: Apr 08, 2004


Apr 04, 2007 02:29 pm

I'll look at this a little later, when I got a guitar handy.

I can't pick things out so easily unless I can play with it a bit.

I KNOW NOTHING
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Since: Jun 08, 2006


Apr 04, 2007 09:16 pm

I'm with the Captain. Basic pentatonic scales jazzed up with some off key bends...
This may be why I'm always ordered back to my drums.

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Since: Jan 18, 2003


Apr 05, 2007 01:58 am

here's a trick i like: instead of ending a 'phrase' on the root note of the chord-of-the-moment (or of any other 'higher' interval), try resolving a phrase on a note one full step below the root note of the chord. try bending that note a bit, too. danzig, aic, gn'r--a lot of bands use this in both guitar lines and music. it's a mixolydian note.

i hope i'm not getting it confused with the half step below. the tone might be intermediate. i forget. but its cool. think of the song 'would?' by alice in chains. the final note on 'so i made a big mista-a-ake' is an example. in danzig's devil's plaything, he hits the note during the choruses. slash does it on the guitar solo during either don't cry or november rain (or both).




Answer:On a good day, lipstick.
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Since: Jun 24, 2004


Apr 05, 2007 11:26 am

Quote: But I usually just jam the basic blues scale and spice it up with ignorance.

Nice. Me too.


Cool. Thanks chaps. I knew I could count on you. I know Slash used the 'blues scale' 90% of the time, but made it seem so much more interesting. I like the 'off key bends.' there are a few in there...

I found this -

- very rudimentary, but quite cool. I'm going to steal a bunch of those.

Waddya know, my blues repertoire just went up 400%!
I know 16 licks now...

Rory Gallagher is turning in his grave..

Czar of Turd Polish
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Since: Jun 20, 2006


Apr 05, 2007 12:17 pm

Figured I'd toss this link up again. I use it quite often when I'm looking for something different.

I love the spanish gypsy.

www.all-guitar-chords.com/guitar_scales.php

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Since: Apr 03, 2002


Apr 05, 2007 12:26 pm

for the record, the program Lyricist from virtual studio systems has a great little chord finder piece of the application that is quite useful and cool.

www.homerecordingconnecti...tory&id=240

Prince CZAR-ming
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Since: Apr 08, 2004


Apr 05, 2007 01:00 pm

Cool, that's a nice looking bit o software.

My favorite part:
Quote:
A smart person knows a lot of words...a genius knows where to look them up!


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Since: Apr 03, 2002


Apr 05, 2007 01:09 pm

it is actually, very niche product, but very cool.

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