
Add a Bb note to this scale to give it a ‘bluesy’ feel. Just start your solo on the scale tone that corresponds with the chord you are on in the progression.Īnother way to spice up your solos using the G major scale is to add a note from the pentatonic scale. Using these three scale tones as a parting point for your solo, you can use the same G major scale over all three chords from the I-IV-V chord progression. Each color represents a different scale tone from the I-IV-V chord progression. Now, let’s look at the G major scale again… this time, notice the notes hi-lighted below.

So, our I-IV-V chord progression in the key of G will be G-C-D. Finally we count to the fifth scale tone (D), our V chord.

Then to the fourth scale tone to the (C), which will be our IV chord. In order to determine which chords we will use for the I-IV-V chord progression, we will simply count starting on the root note (G), which will be our I chord. The G major scale is made up of 7 notes: G-A-B-C-D-E-F#. Here, we will use the I-IV-Vchord progression in the key of G as an example.īecause we are in the key of G, we can use the G major scale to create a solo over the I-IV-V chord progression.
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Learning how to apply these 3 concepts will give you an approach to solo over almost any chord progression.

In certain musical situations, the head or the lead part will be passed around from player to player.
