Hi. Welcome to a new play along guitar lesson episode by chusss Music.
Today I will show you a demo solo that I played along with a backing track released this month May 2019
Take a listen to the backing track here. It is a B minor backing track basically. However it has 2 sections. The first is played in B Minor and the second (chorus part) is played in D Major which the Parent scale of the relative minor (Aeolian Mode) in B
chord progressions
two groups of chord progressions are used in this backing track
1- Bm7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7
2- D A G A
The scales we can play along with these changes are
1- B Natural Minor Scale (Aeolian Mode)
2- D Major Scale (Ionian Mode)
We can use these scales mainly and we can also use the pentatonic versions. The minor pentatonic in B and the major pentatonic in D
Here is a scale diagrams for the pentatonic version
One way to use this scale diagram is to choose one position. For example the one starting on fret 7 on low E string. It is the note B play up using the notes highlighted, count 5 notes. Now you have the B Minor Pentatonic Scale.
Using the same position and the same scale diagram, now play from fret 10 which is the note D. Play the next notes, count 5 notes (since it is a pentatonic scale that has only 5 notes) Now you have the D Pentatonic Major
Find the play along video lesson below. I will show you how to play the chord progressions in various ways, chord diagrams are included in the video. I will also play a demo solo for you guided with some commentary about the different ideas I am using to improvise and construct a play along solo with the backing track.
If you like to buy this backing tracks or similar ones released this year on Bandcamp and Youtube, here is a link for you
