I don't suppose those of us who may never get there will have access to the dvd and behind the scenes footage? ;-)
HK On Jan 30, 10:40 am, "Rich DelGrosso" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Tater, > > I have to admit, in all my years surrounded by blues folks I have never > heard any of them talk about scales. :) I've studied it but I haven't heard > of the scales referred to as "country" and "city" so I am curious to learn > more. I think the "country" scale is a five note, or pentatonic. Yank > Rachell used to noodle on a minor pentatonic scale when he was warming up. > In G: G, Bb, C, D, F natural. Superimposing this minor pentatonic over the G > major scale creates the tension of "blue notes:" the flatted third (Bb) and > the flatted seventh (F natural). These notes aren't played exclusively and > often alternate with the true scale notes. Sometimes the blue note is > "smeared," or played simultaneously, with the true note. These techniques > create the tension of the blues. It's the sound in Monroe's music that gives > it the force and tension you don't find in old timey music. > > I believe the "city" blues scale adds the flatted fifth. In G: G, Bb, C, Db, > D, F natural, G. Most of the "old stuff" I listen to has the flat-five > played in transitions but jazz players use it more frequently with emphasis. > > Hope this helps. > > Rich > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of mistertaterbug > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 4:31 PM > To: Taterbugmando > Subject: Re: Monroe Camp 2009 > > Rich, > I hear that there are two different blues scales, sort of a shorter > "country" one and a more elaborate "city" scale. Do you care to > elaborate on this, or am I just being too gullible, that there really > is no such thing? Seems like I saw an old film clip on television some > time back where a few blues guys showed the scale they were using, and > best I recall it was the 5 note scale you mentioned. I'm not sure what > the notes were in the scale. But I have a book here that has a 7 note > scale. How about some info from the boss? > > Tater > > On Jan 29, 10:10 am, "Rich DelGrosso" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Great ideas. Consider this...the pentatonic scale is the blues. The > "Blues" > > in Bluegrass. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > On Behalf Of 14strings > > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 10:02 AM > > To: Taterbugmando > > Subject: Re: Monroe Camp 2009 > > > John great suggestions and titles... > > > I especially like the "double stop" class idea....maybe just some > > generic double stop connectors over chord changes > > > True Life & Tall Tales:..... tales of song origins and maybe some tall > > tales about Big Mon's mythical powers > > (students can leave mando in case for this one) > > > "Monroe and the Pentatonic Scale: The Winter of His Life" > > love it.....sounds like we should get college credits for this one :)- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
