One Of The “Hippest” Scales You&’ll Ever Learn! /// Scott&’s Bass Lessons (L#145)
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Soloing over a static dominant chord such as C7 is one of those things I found incredibly tough when I was first getting into soloing on the bass.
I understood that I could use a C Mixolydian scale.
I also knew that I could use the chord tones from the C7 chord…
Yet, I kept running out of ideas!
Now admittedly, this was mostly to do with my lack of soloing vocabulary – and as I kept practising and transcribing I did start to make big leaps forward with my soloing fluidity on the bass.
But, one of the things that really opened up my options when soloing over a static dominant chord is when I discovered how to use the “Melodic Minor Scale”.
In fact, it blew my mind!
In this lesson I’m going to show you two great ways that you can use the melodic minor scale by simply super imposing it over a common dominant chord.
As always, see you in the shed…
Scott 🙂
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Originally posted by UCWTj3vCqkQIsrTGSm4kM34g at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqMf0Cviw-Y
i need this backing track , what to do??
Mind blown. Thanks, Scott.
At what point does one give up on playing? I'm so frustrated!
the altered scale is a melodic minor a semitone above the root… omg of course!! mindblown
Mixolydian = scarlet begonias outro
Db is a whole tone away from C not a semi tone
Yep, when you have nuance in feelings then you can find the scales that hit the spot!
Very cool that you mentioned Emily Remler. She was an outstanding musician and a good friend of mine. I think of her often and miss her very much. Also this is an excellent lesson. Thanks for posting it!
I practice these over a progression like: Cmin.- Dmin – Gb7 – F7altered so I play 5 scales first C Dorian – then Cmin then Gb lydian dominant then F7 Altered plus Penta tone min over all
A wise man once told me " the more you know, the less you know" and i find this adage has never been more appropriate than after watching these videos.
Listening with headphones.
Love that bass tone
That Fender been through 2 world wars..
Thanks Scott, great ????
Just learning ? Do the glove help ….
Quit playing the Strangers Things intro jeez
Great stuff as always!
So why does he say down a fourth, not down a fifth? It's not like he's going from C-F he's just going to a lower octave of G.
whats with the glove?
worst relic job?
The thing I don't get is why this (the lydian dominant) scale isn't the first thing taught to jazz music students to use over vanilla dominant chords. Why teach the normal Mixolydian scale when the natural 11 sounds so bad? Same thing with teaching students to use Locrian over minor 7 flat 5 chords when it similarly contains an "avoid tone". Why not just suggest the 6th mode of melodic minor (Aeolian flat 5) right from the start which has no avoid tones or "handle with care" notes?
Scott you gave me chills man. You are too nasty! Even on scale practice exercises hahah. I've got a long way to go…
Thanks again, Scott!
This is must beautiful p bass … mine blonde with gold pickguard … 59 custom shop
too much talking showing off and fast glad its not in bloody american that would do it
Hello Scott! thanks for your amazing videos and tutorials. the instrumental loop on which you're playing here is great, where can I find the mp3?
thanks in advance and best regards from Italy!
Antonio
Great lesson; unlocks the "outside" sound via simple principles. Practice time!
Can you play more and cut the talking down. . . I know you have to it just seems you do more talking
It´s a complicated point, as everyone has his own vision. about harmonies, scales, modal scales, and Jazz theory……and it´s clear….someday when I get my own way of viewing this stuff. ..
then I probably will be able to say "I got it"…=(
Love the sound of this. You can also use the melodic minor up a half-step over a static dominant 7 chord or over a dom7 that isn't returning 'home' to the I chord- a good example would be the jazz standard Take the A Train
Glad I saw this one!
Surely you would use c# melodic minor over a c7 chord? As the altered scale substitution??
come out and play!
i love his class he is a good teacher
Is this substitution based solely on the fact that they share roughly the same shape/notes rather than an actual theory based solution, like a pentatonic substitution?
why he always wearing a gloves?
I love his bass, so much character
5:49 – 5:53 so sick
Scott this sounds a bit like some of the stuff that Phish does, especially the song "Stash".