MELODIC MUSE

LINE GAMES

Targeting chord tones in melodic improvisation

discussed my approach to melody and melodic awareness, as applied to improvised solos played on a single string. Whether you’re playing over a complex chord progression or a single chord, the notes you choose to emphasize in a solo will serve to “tell the story.” We began by looking at the simple A minor pentatonic scale, lically 3 , ( B flatted , C, D, 3rd), 4, 5, b 6 (flatted 6th), b 7 (flatted 7th). I then demonstrated how to use the notes of A natural minor over a static Am9 chord. Now, we’ll use the single-string approach to play over a chord progression.