Scales for Obsessives
A new approach that relates scales to chord symbols in a clear logical way for today’s improvising musician. ‘Scales for Obsessives’ seeks to answer the question: ‘What scale can I play over this chord?’ ‘Scales for Obsessives’ is a method in which each scale is played together with a basic 4 note chord.
The chord is obtained by taking the root, third, fifth & seventh of each scale. By doing this we create a connection between the scale and the chord. In this way the scale is no longer perceived in isolation, it now exists in a context - that context is the sound of the chord and its chord symbol.
This method will enable you to understand: which scale fits which chord; which chords live within each scale; how a single scale can be used over a number of different chords
A new approach that relates scales to chord symbols in a clear logical way for today’s improvising musician. ‘Scales for Obsessives’ seeks to answer the question: ‘What scale can I play over this chord?’ ‘Scales for Obsessives’ is a method in which each scale is played together with a basic 4 note chord.
The chord is obtained by taking the root, third, fifth & seventh of each scale. By doing this we create a connection between the scale and the chord. In this way the scale is no longer perceived in isolation, it now exists in a context - that context is the sound of the chord and its chord symbol.
This method will enable you to understand: which scale fits which chord; which chords live within each scale; how a single scale can be used over a number of different chords
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A new approach that relates scales to chord symbols in a clear logical way for today’s improvising musician. ‘Scales for Obsessives’ seeks to answer the question: ‘What scale can I play over this chord?’ ‘Scales for Obsessives’ is a method in which each scale is played together with a basic 4 note chord.
The chord is obtained by taking the root, third, fifth & seventh of each scale. By doing this we create a connection between the scale and the chord. In this way the scale is no longer perceived in isolation, it now exists in a context - that context is the sound of the chord and its chord symbol.
This method will enable you to understand: which scale fits which chord; which chords live within each scale; how a single scale can be used over a number of different chords
