• Registered: 2009-03-06
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Topic: Joe's soloing

Hey guys,

Just wondering if anyone could give me some advice on maybe what scales to practice, or what scales Joe might be using?

  • Registered: 2009-11-24
  • Posts: 94

Re: Joe's soloing

A good starting point would be pentatonic scales ( major and minor ), the natural minor scale, the mixolydian and dorian modes...

Try picking up some examples from Joe's playing style and analyze them. Then change them around and make them you own.

  • From: Burlington, Ont Canada
  • Registered: 2010-04-01
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Re: Joe's soloing

Pentatonic +

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  • From: Germany
  • Registered: 2006-05-31
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Re: Joe's soloing

Check youtube for a video of Shawn Lane talking about pentatonics and how to seperate them into blocks of 3 notes, 4 notes, 5 notes and 6 notes. I think this covers a lot of the approach that Joe uses for his pentatonic stuff.

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  • From: N. Little Rock, AR.
  • Registered: 2007-03-02
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Re: Joe's soloing

Give these a shot. Also, notice how the various C and Am Chords fit into the different Pentatonic (5Note per Octave) Positions.

-|-0-------------------------0-3--0--|--3-------------------------3-5--5--|---
-|-1---------------------1-3------1--|--5---------------------3-5------5--|---
-|-0-----------------0-2----------2--|--5----------------2-5-----------5--|---
-|-2------------0-2---------------2--|--5-----------2-5----------------2--|---
-|-3--------0-3-------------------0--|--3-------3-5--------------------0--|---
-|-----0-3---------------------------|-----3-5----------------------------|---
 ..C.............................Am.....C.............................Am..... 

-|--8--------------------------5-8--5--|--8-------------------------8-10-8--|-
-|--5---------------------5-8-------5--|--8---------------------8-10-----10-|-
-|--5----------------5-7------------5--|--9-----------------7-9----------9--|-
-|--5-----------5-7-----------------7--|--10----------7-10---------------7--|-
-|--7------5-7----------------------7--|--10------7-10----------------------|-
-|--8--5-8--------------------------5--|--8--8-10---------------------------|-
 ...C..............................Am.....C..............................Am.. 

-|-12----------------------------10-12----|-12--------------------------12-12-
-|-13-----------------------10-13------10-|-13---------------------13-15---13-
-|-12------------------9-12------------9--|-12----------------12-14--------14-
-|-10------------10-12-----------------10-|-14-----------12-14-------------14-
-|---------10-12-----------------------12-|-15------12-15------------------12-
-|---10-12--------------------------------|----12-15--------------------------
 ..C...................................Am....C............................Am.
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