Favorite Scale (blues, solo, bands, Harp)

Vai Is God · 02-14-2006, 08:07 PM

For people maybe slightly more educated in theory, what's your favorite scale? Personally, I like Dorian#4 and Lydian. Sharping the 4 just adds a little bit of spontaniety, and just sounds amazing if you hit it in the right place.

halfdeadhippo · 02-25-2006, 03:17 PM

Harmonic Minor and Lydian. I honestly can't tell you why, I just like them.

littleknowitall · 03-07-2006, 07:04 PM

i tend not to use the modal system and just improvise around my chord theory, saying that im usually just playing simple pentatonic stuff when i jam with mates anyway so heres not much need for anything too far out of the pentatonics. and im too lazy for the modes, honestly, all those bloody **** names, why cant we just call it scale a or something?

Rooster · 03-09-2006, 11:22 AM

Blues Scale.

Its simplistice yes, and common, but it sounds great for my bands style.

littleknowitall · 03-09-2006, 02:42 PM

can't beat it

mosesandtherubberducky · 03-09-2006, 03:23 PM

Major scale. Because I know it and you can base anything else off of it.

littleknowitall · 03-10-2006, 11:36 AM

if you find the relative minor of the chord you can play the major scale 3 semi tones down from where you'd play the basic pentatonic and it would be exactly the same, it my excuse for not being able to solo well in major, solo in a major scale moley - well alright play me some 12 bar blues

thebassistX · 04-05-2006, 08:23 PM

hmm it really depends what type of music u play every scale has a different feel

ShadowSurfer · 04-08-2006, 10:23 PM

I prefer the minor modes.
Phrygian and Natural Minor are very expressive, as well as Dorian.

my fave would be a minor key.

smallz · 04-12-2006, 11:29 PM

I'm really a fan of the Dorian as well, and the #4 does sound alright, but that's getting into more of a harmonic sounding scale, and I personally shy away from those most of the time.

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02-14-2006, 08:07 PM
Vai Is God Groupie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 27	Favorite Scale For people maybe slightly more educated in theory, what's your favorite scale? Personally, I like Dorian#4 and Lydian. Sharping the 4 just adds a little bit of spontaniety, and just sounds amazing if you hit it in the right place. __________________ Shhh... the audience is listening.

02-25-2006, 03:17 PM
halfdeadhippo Groupie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 28	Harmonic Minor and Lydian. I honestly can't tell you why, I just like them.

03-07-2006, 07:04 PM
littleknowitall Last of the Musicologists Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: swansea, wales, uk Posts: 1,463	i tend not to use the modal system and just improvise around my chord theory, saying that im usually just playing simple pentatonic stuff when i jam with mates anyway so heres not much need for anything too far out of the pentatonics. and im too lazy for the modes, honestly, all those bloody **** names, why cant we just call it scale a or something? __________________ My Myspace. My Bands Myspace - Please Show Some Love Here. My Youtube. My Ultimate Guitar.

03-09-2006, 11:22 AM
Rooster Groupie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1	Blues Scale. Its simplistice yes, and common, but it sounds great for my bands style. __________________

03-09-2006, 02:42 PM
littleknowitall Last of the Musicologists Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: swansea, wales, uk Posts: 1,463	can't beat it __________________ My Myspace. My Bands Myspace - Please Show Some Love Here. My Youtube. My Ultimate Guitar.

03-09-2006, 03:23 PM
mosesandtherubberducky butt say x Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: so i read the question as "Where YOU live" which was kinda funny instead of "Where you live" Posts: 1,655	Major scale. Because I know it and you can base anything else off of it. __________________ Can I have a youtube video for a sig? There's a thing that says "Wrap [youtube] tags around selected text"

03-10-2006, 11:36 AM
littleknowitall Last of the Musicologists Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: swansea, wales, uk Posts: 1,463	if you find the relative minor of the chord you can play the major scale 3 semi tones down from where you'd play the basic pentatonic and it would be exactly the same, it my excuse for not being able to solo well in major, solo in a major scale moley - well alright play me some 12 bar blues __________________ My Myspace. My Bands Myspace - Please Show Some Love Here. My Youtube. My Ultimate Guitar.

04-05-2006, 08:23 PM
thebassistX Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 96	hmm it really depends what type of music u play every scale has a different feel

04-08-2006, 10:23 PM
ShadowSurfer Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Side II of Band Of Gypsies Posts: 310	I prefer the minor modes. Phrygian and Natural Minor are very expressive, as well as Dorian. my fave would be a minor key.

04-12-2006, 11:29 PM
smallz Groupie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UT Posts: 26	I'm really a fan of the Dorian as well, and the #4 does sound alright, but that's getting into more of a harmonic sounding scale, and I personally shy away from those most of the time. __________________ "Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit." - Somerset Maughan