Great new lesson from Scott Henderson

[Kentano2000]

... in which he discusses uses of the pentatonic scale, phrasing, tremolo bar, and more. It's part of a new GIT promotional. Enjoy!

[Sigmund Floyd]

Interesting. I don't fully get how the Bminor notes "come from" the A Major (when D is the relative Major- same notes I guess) but the effect is very cool. I assume this works for other scales beside B Maj? The guy looks a little ragged, lol

[docbop]

Originally Posted by DaveGH

Interesting. I don't fully get how the Bminor notes "come from" the A Major (when D is the relative Major- same notes I guess) but the effect is very cool. I assume this works for other scales beside B Maj? The guy looks a little ragged, lol

Think Dorian, A is the parent key.

[JohnJeevasingham]

Originally Posted by docbop

Think Dorian A is the parent key.

Wouldn't that be B Dorian, though?

[jasspie]

Yea it's all meant voor the Dorian Mode. If you where in B aeolian, you would be able to use the B E and F minor pentatonic boxes.

[Kentano2000]

Originally Posted by JohnJeevasingham

Wouldn't that be B Dorian, though?

B Dorian = A Major (Ionian)

[cram]

Originally Posted by JohnJeevasingham

Wouldn't that be B Dorian, though?

true, but all notes in bminor pent can fit over the bdorian notes.
as it can also fit to D Ionion or B Aeolian.

[TopDog]

Chuck D covered those pentatonic ideas in blues with brains I .

I love his tone, what's he using?

[TopDog]

the bar stuff, trends into Beck territory.

[buddastrat]

Yeah I was hearing a little Beck too with the bar. His tone is different, sort've rubbery, soft sound.

[docbop]

Originally Posted by JohnJeevasingham

Wouldn't that be B Dorian, though?

Right, A is the Parent key of B Dorian.

[cram]

Originally Posted by buddastrat

Yeah I was hearing a little Beck too with the bar. His tone is different, sort've rubbery, soft sound.

Listen to the last 30 seconds.
He cites a beck feel/flavor where he is dipping the bar to the next note of descent, so it winds up being an intervalic tumble down a pent pattern. I think that's pretty nifty thing to get comfortable or at least it sounded good.

[renico00]

I just love that line he plays to start the outro. It's like a big F-you!

[arthur rotfeld]

Great player!

[docbop]

I went to GIT when Scott did and he was great from the beginning. He was playing with a Top 40 band and we'd go see him all the time. Scott would take Country solos on Santana tune, Bebop solos on Pop tunes and make it work. He would tear it up no matter what the tune.

I was around him when he was teaching at GIT and he's one of the most supportive people to any guitarist who jams with him and does their best they can. But if some cocky hotshot he'd could be brutally honest and rip them a new asshole.