TRACK 8 – Mambo in A A6-D7-E9 I-IV-V 12-Bar Blues slow change Key of A 146 BPM 4:07 min
Here we have a Mambo groove in the key of A starting off with a cool A6th chord slide. Again it’s a 12-bar I-IV-V
with a slow change to the IV chord. So, it’s pretty wide open for soloing opportunities.
What Relates to all the chords:
- A Minor Pentatonic & Blues over all the chords.
- A Major Pentatonic over all the chords Remember that for most major key jams you can use Major Pentatonic
over all the chords. A Major Pentatonic is the same as F# Minor Pentatonic. A Major and F# minor are relative
major and minor. Play all you’re F# Minor Pentatonic scales, but start on and emphasize the A notes and it will be
A Major Pentatonic and have that sweet major sound. - A Dorian - Dorian is considered more of a minor mode but works great over major key I-IV-V blues, swing, and
shuffle progressions. So try A Dorian over all the chords. A Dorian is the same as G major, (A Dorian=G major).
So, play all your G major scales but emphasize and start on the A notes and it’s A Dorian. - Mix both A Minor Pentatonic and A Major Pentatonic as well as A Dorian over all the chords.
Treat each chord like a separate event: Be sure to time your changes over each chord and really listen to the
rhythm to ensure you don’t get caught playing the wrong scale over a given chord.
- Move Minor Pentatonic & Blues over each chord:
- Play A Minor Pentatonic & Blues over the A chord
- Play D Minor Pentatonic & Blues over the D chord
- Play E Minor Pentatonic & Blues over the E chord
- Move Major Pentatonic over each chord:
- Play A Major Pentatonic over the A chord
- Play D Major Pentatonic over the D chord
- Play E Major Pentatonic over the E chord
- Mixolydian mode over the D7 and E9 chords: Mixolydian works great over 7th and 9th chords. You don’t have
much time on each chord as they are moving by pretty fast, but you can sneak a cool lick in there for sure!- Over the D7 chord try D Mixolydian (=G Major)
- Over the E9 chord try E Mixolydian (=A Major)
TRACK 9 – Train Beat in G G7-C7-D7 I-IV-V 12-Bar Blues slow change Key of G 136 BPM 4:16 min
This Train Beat jam track is in the key of G and it’s a 12-Bar blues I-IV-V slow change progression utilizing 7th
chords. The chords are rolling by pretty fast, as it is an up-tempo groove. But, you still have time on each chord to
solo over them independently if you choose.
What Relates to all the chords:
- G Minor Pentatonic & Blues over all the chords.
- G Major Pentatonic over all the chords. G Major Pentatonic is the same as E Minor Pentatonic. G Major and E
Minor are relative major and minor. Play all your E Minor Pentatonic scales all over the neck, but start on and
emphasize the G notes and it will be sweet sounding G Major Pentatonic. - G Dorian over all the chords. Dorian is the 2nd mode of the major scale. So ask yourself what major scales’ 2nd
note is a G? The answer is F. So, G Dorian is the same as F major (G Dorian=F major). So play all your F major
scales but emphasize and start on the G notes and you have G Dorian. - Mix G Minor Pentatonic and G Major Pentatonic as well as G Dorian over all the chords.