Ain't No Sunshine…

[Jan]

PS. Just watched pentatonic blues improvisation 2, which answered my first pretty stupid question. Change scale, of course.

J

[john]

Ya, in blues there are always options and the ability to bend and break even the rules I talked about. You could even play the entire 12 bar blues progression using the one chord, if in C, play a C blues throughout. This can eventually get monotonous and boring but it will work. Shifting to the 4 and 5 chords allows for more pleasant and creative changes and so yes, practise them changes!

[Jan]

Thanks Johnny,

I'll continue to memorize all the scales until they come naturally. Soloing currently constantly brings in panic notes that sound wrong (usually half a tone too low), but I guess practice eventually will get rid of the fumbling.

However, let me just get one thing right: If I'm asked to play a C blues in a II-V-I progression my scales would be E-A-D, is that correct?

Jan

[Jan]

PS. … a concert C blues, just to clarify. Say, together with a piano or guitar.

[john]

You got it!

[Jan]

Hi Johnny,

Please let us have the second part of your transcription. The only notes I think I can detect at the beginning of your solo is G-G#-A-A-A, but the more I listen and try to replicate the less confident I am about my interpretation.

Jan

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