New CAGED Soloing 07 | C Shape | V of vi
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Hi Everyone,
For some of you, this might be the first time you have had to consider two different scales while you solo. This kind of thing is usually associated with jazz music, where you're often using a different scale for each chord. If you're a little fuzzy on the concept of secondary dominant chords, I recommend brushing up on those as well. Here is a link to the specific lesson about V of __ chords.
Also, if you've made it this far into CAGED Soloing, here is an important thing to remember: These concepts take time to learn, but each progression and shape will not take the same amount of time. In other words, as you work through these progressions with mindfulness and thoughtfulness, you'll notice that it gets easier to learn the next progression and the next shape. Things will start clicking faster.
The Jam Track for this lesson is in the Key of G Major. You can find the video version of it right here. You can also download an mp3 version of it in the attachments section at the bottom of this post. If this mp3 version of the jam track is a game changer for anyone, I am planning on continuing this trend in future videos AND I'll go back through all the previous tracks and create mp3 versions of previous jam tracks as well. Let me know in the comments if that would help you out.
If you're having fun, or you've learned something unique about CAGED Soloing throughout your practice, please feel free to share on the community forum.
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Comments
yeah! You got it!
Scott Paul Johnson
2023-12-04 23:27:17 +0000 UTCHey Scott, is this a situation where you could use the Circle Of Fifths for help? With regard to the calculation that you mentioned in the video, the Am being the 6th of C Major, then the 5th of the 6th calculated as the Em in the relative minor scale. Using the COF's it could be calculated that Em is the 5th of Am clockwise. Then just turn the Em into a Dominant E7 chord. Am I understanding this correctly ... fingers crossed? Am I wrong, or is this type of change used in Creep by Radiohead?
Phil James
2023-12-04 23:19:23 +0000 UTCOh! I'm not done, but I had to take a break to make CAGED Basics II so the next CAGED Soloing lessons wouldn't have such a steep learning curve
Scott Paul Johnson
2023-05-27 01:44:06 +0000 UTCSo I liked this series. I just don't understand why you go into the V of vi when the last lesson would be better spent talking about how to move "CAGED Soloing" outside the C Shape.
John Folstrom
2023-05-27 00:50:52 +0000 UTCQuick question. I see you avoid the pentatonic C shape G chord or at least when the V of vi comes around you only incorporate the 1st,3rd, and 5th in the melodies. Do you ever in your head consider that the V of vi shape is an E shape and use the pentatonic scale associated with that while the V of vi chord is playing?
brian schoenrock
2022-03-31 20:09:17 +0000 UTCThx!
Tasha McManus
2022-03-08 00:45:06 +0000 UTCok! I'll try to get more mp3s going
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-03-08 00:29:56 +0000 UTCYes! Having mp3s is a HUGE help! I’ve been known to put my personal phone and work phone in a cupboard between flights so I can record the video-audio from one to the other. That way I can use it inflight. 😂
Tasha McManus
2022-03-07 23:19:05 +0000 UTC
