Playing bebop with ONE scale

[Christian Miller]

Merry Christmas everyone, this went up the day before yesterday, hadn’t posted yet

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[garybaldy]

Merry Christmas everyone, this went up the day before yesterday, hadn’t posted yet

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I watched this when you first put it up on YT. Very helpful thanks.

[Midnight Blues]

Saw it! Love your channel and Merry Christmas Christian!

[Christian Miller]

Saw it! Love your channel and Merry Christmas Christian!

Thanks! Hope you had a great Christmas Day.


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[Mick-7]

I hear that St. Nick used just one scale to weigh all his toys - don't know if it was a bebop scale though.

[charlieparker]

Merry Christmas everyone, this went up the day before yesterday, hadn’t posted yet

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The backdoor dominant one was a new one for me. I've always struggled with that sound.

[GuyBoden]

The backdoor dominant one was a new one for me. I've always struggled with that sound.

Interestingly.

If you change a minor ii-V-I to it's relative Major ii-V-I, knowingly or unknowingly you use the backdoor dom scale.

C minor's relative Major is Eb.

minor: Dm7b5-G7alt-Cm7

Relative Major: Fm7-Bb7-EbM7

(As taught to me 20-25 years ago.)

[lawson-stone]

What I really like about your videos is that, after I watch them, I end up sitting with my guitar for an hour or so trying the stuff you demonstrate. The bite-sized single-concept approach is really good for my increasingly enfeebled 70 year old brain!

[Midnight Blues]

Thanks! Hope you had a great Christmas Day.


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I did Christian, thank you.

[DawgBone]

I'm gonna put this scale to work on my horn. Thanks Christian.

[PMB]

Nice work, Christian. Lots of useful information here.

All the best for the season!

[garybaldy]

Merry Christmas everyone, this went up the day before yesterday, hadn’t posted yet

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Something struck me whilst watching this video in between peeling sprouts and cutting up swede, eating and drinking! The tritone option (of which I've been aware for quite a number of years), which replaces the G7 with a Db7, means the scale used is not only the Db dom scale but also the Gb maj scale. So one is actually playing Gb maj scale over a G7. Weird that it works.

[Christian Miller]

Yes, I've always just added the note G to the F#/Gb major scale - Voila, the altered scale! (+ the leading tone, F#).

Why play the root note?

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[Christian Miller]

Something struck me whilst watching this video in between peeling sprouts and cutting up swede, eating and drinking! The tritone option (of which I've been aware for quite a number of years), which replaces the G7 with a Db7, means the scale used is not only the Db dom scale but also the Gb maj scale. So one is actually playing Gb maj scale over a G7. Weird that it works.

So it is… of course.

Gb major is the most distant key from C major. So it has the most neighbour tones to resolve into the target tonality.

But probably best not to overthink it.


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[Mick-7]

Yes, I've always just added the note G to the F#/Gb major scale

Why play the root note?

It's just that I'm apt to use the note (G) with the F-F# over G7 and Dm7.

[garybaldy]

Yes, I've always just added the note G to the F#/Gb major scale - Voila, the altered scale! (+ the leading tone, F#).

Yeah, but Christian's lesson is about using the Db dom scale where he doesn't play a G but a Gb. I know the G is a chromatic note but so are a lot more! Unless I'm mistaken.

[garybaldy]

But probably best not to overthink it.

That's my problem but recently I've be trying to improvise without thinking too much about the chords. I've seen a YT clip on You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To where it's mentioned. ps I've been experimenting with your lesson on that song!

[GuyBoden]

Watched again. Very good video. Clear and to the point. Well done.

I've only been using the BH added note scales for about year, they're good. But, I already knew the Bebop scale and that's still the scale I use most when improvising solos.

[Christian Miller]

That's my problem but recently I've be trying to improvise without thinking too much about the chords. I've seen a YT clip on You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To where it's mentioned. ps I've been experimenting with your lesson on that song!

Great idea -good to it on every tune you can think of

[GuyBoden]

I've just downloaded the PDF. Keep up the good work.

[Mick-7]

Yeah, but Christian's lesson is about using the Db dom scale where he doesn't play a G but a Gb. I know the G is a chromatic note but so are a lot more! Unless I'm mistaken.

- the Db dominant scale has a Gb in it. What is the "one scale" referenced in the video? Mixolydian + the leading tone?

[Christian Miller]

- the Db dominant scale has a Gb in it. What is the "one scale" referenced in the video? Mixolydian + the leading tone?

Did you watch the video?


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[Mick-7]

Did you watch the video?

I'm Sorry Christian but 18 minutes far exceeds my patience quotient.

[Christian Miller]

I'm Sorry Christian but 18 minutes far exceeds my patience quotient.

Then why comment on it?


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[Mick-7]

Then why comment on it?

Actually, I didn't comment on your video (but I did watch a fair bit of it), I replied to this comment:

The tritone option (of which I've been aware for quite a number of years), which replaces the G7 with a Db7, means the scale used is not only the Db dom scale but also the Gb maj scale. So one is actually playing Gb maj scale over a G7. Weird that it works.