How do you solo over Chick Corea Tune Humpty Dumpty

Sandro · #1 12-11-2011, 04:57 PM

Hi guys I was wonder if you guys have approached this tune in the pass and maybe you have some tip to give me on how you solo over this tune. It looks like there is not tone center is a very interesting tune...but i need a little help.

Thanks,
Sandro

petermelton · #2 12-11-2011, 09:44 PM

What feel or approach are you going for? I like to do a few different things depending on how I want to shape the solo.

Sandro · #3 12-11-2011, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by petermelton

What feel or approach are you going for? I like to do a few different things depending on how I want to shape the solo.

I don't have a particular feel or approach, and that's way I ask you guys, maybe you can tell me more about the few different things that you do, that would be great.

Thanks for replay to my post.

Sandro

petermelton · #4 12-11-2011, 11:46 PM

The tune is composed of mostly major chords. If you have a looper pedal I would suggest looping the changes and trying to navigate the chords a few different ways. First figure out your arpeggios for all of the chords in a few different positions. Try and play over all of the changes without having to move outside of a 6 fret box.
Then when you're ready for scales, try and do it with minor pentatonics just to get a feel for it. You can play them a half step below the roots of the major chords and get a cool modern #11 sound. Or up a whole step for a more inside sound. You can play them up a whole-step from the one dominant chord in the head too. Or up a minor-third for some tension. For minor chords it's pretty self explanatory.(Just play it on the root)
After you get a hold of that try swinging eighth notes with inside scales and modes. Like Ionian over major, Dorian over minor, Mixo on dominant.
Then change it up. Try Lydian on major chords. Or super impose dominant chords and arpeggios in your lines to create pull to the next chord even if it clashed with the chord you're on. It'll all resolve and sound cool.
This tune kicked my ass for a long time. It still does. Those are just a few things I like to do when I practice over it.