Not a complex solo but a very melodic one. It’s got me thinking about theory though as it has a couple of sections that use the same motif.
It’s a pull of 13-12 bend 13-15 then 13-12 pull off and repeat.
So basically we are playing on the 13th. Then pulling off twice and I think as the chord changes we bend up - I’m guess when I work out the notes I’ll find it’s going to the root note or perhaps the 5th.
The same thing happens on the 19th 20th fret later in the solo.
Is this how theory works. If it’s not the root / fifth then the tonality would indicate the mode of the solo?
Is that right? It feels like a revelation...
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IEkHISZz0gM
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
The song is in G major and the chorus has the following chords:
I: G
V: D
IV: C
These chords progress in the sequence I-V-IV ad infinitum. In the verse we also have the ii-chord, the A minor.
The little motif you’re hearing (13-12-13-15) has the notes C B C D.
On the song, we hear the motif start during the G chord, which then changes to the D chord. It finishes at the start of the C chord.
Note: e d c b | c d c b | c b e
Fret: 13 12 13 15 13 12 13 12
Chord tone: 4 3 7 1 7 6 1 7
The I chord has G A B C D E F# G
The V chord has D E F# G A B C D
The IV chord has C D E F# G A B C
(You mentioned tonality. The tonality is governed by the 3rd of the I chord. In this case it’s a B (not a B flat) so the tonality of the song is major.)
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
i think it’s the first time I’ve picked on a phrase and gone, I can see why that would work.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.