Improvising in a minor key
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Chords are
| Am7 | G7 | FMaj7 | FMaj7 Bm7b5 |
You can play the A minor aolian/A minor pentatonic scale
or see it as
C Major ionian / C Major pentatonic
Favorites also inlude E minor pentatonic (great sound)
kevinm said,
January 24, 2012 @ 10:05 pm
I got here from youtube.. clicked on the link that should lead me to a download of the nice backingtrack you are using in this nice video.. what am i doing wrong.. do i need to donate first or?
MarloweDK said,
November 27, 2011 @ 7:24 pm
Yes, im plugged straigth into the rh450 and recording directly to my computer.
But the signal is mixed with the vocal mic siganl adding the ambience
dirac said,
November 27, 2011 @ 11:18 am
Great lesson, I was wondering what relative minor keys were when I was reading about them the other day.
Are you just plugged straight in to your amp? How do you get that sound on your bass?
Thanks
ozrider said,
October 26, 2011 @ 4:23 pm
I can’t believe it… I finally get the modes… after all this time… thanks so much! 
archbass said,
August 13, 2011 @ 10:56 am
Great lesson! Thank you Thomas
st170dan said,
November 30, 2010 @ 3:52 pm
cool lesson, ive been doing some of this at home so its nice to know im on the right track that tip for how to find the major scale from a minor scale is a gem!!
amtaylor said,
June 30, 2010 @ 1:56 am
Thanks for keeping it simple – you are the best.
Skip
MarloweDK said,
June 9, 2010 @ 1:16 pm
It just takes listening to and imitating the phrases of the greats, in other words listen , transcribe and learn every nuance of notes played – slides, slurs, hammerons, vibrato, shakes…. And just as important as the notes themselves – you need to play with perfect rhythm/timing
Twigg said,
June 8, 2010 @ 10:58 pm
Great lesson! this has helped open some doors and has also has taken some of the mystery out of soloing.
Now, it’s true you may be just simply playing notes from the major scale but, making your bass sing like that is a different story.
Could you go just a little deeper into this lesson to explain more specifically how you are developing those amazing phrases?
Thank you and your playing is a huge source of inspiration for me!
hank said,
June 3, 2010 @ 1:41 pm
Man, it just keeps getting better. Thanks for all your hard work on making us better. Really good lesson.
Hank
MarloweDK said,
May 30, 2010 @ 11:08 am
Oh Thx Dwayne:-)
Just click the PX5d image on this page HERE
kewl44 said,
May 30, 2010 @ 4:20 am
Okay….So I purchased a Kodak Zi8, now I’m about to purchase the Korg PX5D, you mentioned something about going through your site; where on your sit do I go for the purchase?
Dwayne
zenrad said,
May 29, 2010 @ 4:59 am
Thomas, you play in the space Anthony Wellington would call “Unconscious Knowing” and while your lessons are concise and, as usual, immensely helpful to me, there is a heart and soul to your playing that is felt. In the end your playing comes from the heart rather than the mind and that’s what makes you stand out. Much of these three installments are subjects I’m well familiar with, but listening to you apply the concepts in your solos is where I’m finding inspiration. Thanks again.
MarloweDK said,
May 27, 2010 @ 11:14 pm
Well, when im doing it “properly” I record the video with a external camera (Creative Vado HD 3rd gen), and the sound from my amp’s (TC electronic RH450) direct output into Logic pro on my macbook. I then import the video into Logic and sync the audio to the video. After that i edit the video with new sound in iMovie.
Its a bit cumbersome and takes some editing.
When im lazy i just record direct both audio and video with the builtin webcam, but there can be latency problems and skipped videoframes if you dont have very fast computer . But look at my old setup on this page HERE
kewl44 said,
May 27, 2010 @ 11:06 pm
On an unrelated question; I am looking to start making videos of me playing bass for You Tube and my up and coming website. Please advise me on the best products to capture video and sound the way you do.
Thank you
Dwayne
kewl44 said,
May 27, 2010 @ 11:02 pm
Love this!!
BassDcypl said,
May 25, 2010 @ 4:54 pm
Great Lesson Thomas!!! This is like the matrix of improv! A hallway of endless doors to open that all lead back to the same room! While studying the info in this lesson, I discovered that the Bm7b5 has the same notes as the Dm6.
By the way fantastic explanation; Home, Away from Home etc.!
Thanks so much for this one.
JBakk said,
May 19, 2010 @ 8:38 pm
This has been very helpfull. Finally I know how to extend my improv’s without repeating to much the same licks. Thnx a lot
vibes2010 said,
May 19, 2010 @ 6:12 pm
This is a great lesson, now i really understand how to do my stuff! Thanx
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MarloweDK said,
January 25, 2012 @ 10:08 am
Link fixed thank you