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David Paredeson May 13, 2015 at 4:44 pm
Thanks for the detailed explanation Carl, I have a question, what happen if the song is on G minor, i would use the same “root” pattern ? or for the songs in minor the theory changes a bit?
Hey David, the easiest way to figure out the minor keys is to know your relative major/minor keys. Each major key shares the exact same notes as another minor key.
For the key of G minor it’s relative major key is Bb major. Therefore, Bb major uses the exact same notes as G minor so you can simply visualize your Bb major pentatonic scales when improvising over a G minor chord progression and those scale forms suddenly become G minor pentatonic without having to think about anything else. 🙂
Thanks for the detailed explanation Carl, I have a question, what happen if the song is on G minor, i would use the same “root” pattern ? or for the songs in minor the theory changes a bit?
Thanks
Hey David, the easiest way to figure out the minor keys is to know your relative major/minor keys. Each major key shares the exact same notes as another minor key.
For the key of G minor it’s relative major key is Bb major. Therefore, Bb major uses the exact same notes as G minor so you can simply visualize your Bb major pentatonic scales when improvising over a G minor chord progression and those scale forms suddenly become G minor pentatonic without having to think about anything else. 🙂
Carl…
Thanks Carl, did you have a lessons about the relative keys?
Please let me know..
Thanks
I sure do. You can find a list of all relative keys in the PDF download for this lesson found here https://guitarlessons365.com/intermediate-theory-lesson-creating-minor-key-chord-progressions-pt-1/
Enjoy!
Carl..