We are thrilled to welcome back Carl Verheyen for another fantastic video masterclass. There’s plenty of great instrumental rock vocabulary to dissect this month, so let’s get cracking.
Carl is an experienced studio musician so his first job was create his own chart for Jason’s piece, Good To Go. This is a valid approach to see where all the chord changes are; it also skips the need to memorise the track. This chart is shared on both the video and in the magazine so you too can see where all the changes are. The tempo is 111bpm with a shuffle feel, so we have opted for a 12/8 time signature since Carl plays many phrases using a triplet rhythm, so using 12/8 makes for a tidy way to notate the piece.
As Carl explains, the first verse uses A Lydian mode which has the same notes as
Carl soloing on Jason’s track, Good To Go the A Major scale only with a raised 4th (A-B-C#-D#-E-F#-G#). Another way to access this sound is to play the E Major scale but base the phrases around the key centre note of A. The track is quite busy so Carl uses high string bends to stay clear of the other moving bass and guitar parts (Example 1).
The chorus toggles between the F and Gm chords, the first and second chords in the key of F Major. The obvious choice
