Comments on: What Scales to Play over a Song in a Major Key https://guitarfirstchord.com/what-scales-to-play-over-a-song-in-a-major-key/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-scales-to-play-over-a-song-in-a-major-key Free Quality Guitar Lessons Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:58:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kevin https://guitarfirstchord.com/what-scales-to-play-over-a-song-in-a-major-key/#comment-229726 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:58:23 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24912#comment-229726 So if my song is in the key of A, I should not be playing an A minor pentatonic along with it, is that right?

]]> By: Jeremy https://guitarfirstchord.com/what-scales-to-play-over-a-song-in-a-major-key/#comment-227474 Sun, 22 Mar 2020 01:46:23 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24912#comment-227474 vii° = diminished

]]> By: Klaus Crow https://guitarfirstchord.com/what-scales-to-play-over-a-song-in-a-major-key/#comment-224940 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 07:58:01 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24912#comment-224940 In reply to Mike Johnson.

Hi Mike,
You can use the C major scale to play over the entire C major chord progression ( C Am F G ).

Best,
Klaus Crow

]]> By: Mike Johnson https://guitarfirstchord.com/what-scales-to-play-over-a-song-in-a-major-key/#comment-224705 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 19:14:37 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24912#comment-224705 Super helpful – thanks.
One question though, do most guitar players change the scale dependent on the chord being payed? For example, using a C Major chord progression ( C Am F G), can you simply use the C major scale throughout the song, or do you need to move from the C major scale, to the Am scale, to the F major scale, etc?

]]> By: Anthony https://guitarfirstchord.com/what-scales-to-play-over-a-song-in-a-major-key/#comment-204713 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:13:11 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24912#comment-204713 I really like how simple you break things down in this lesson. I was under the impression that if I am not going to play the Major scale and choose to play the pentatonic major that I would lose 2 of the 7 chord choices in the each key. However, you’re saying that you can play all of the chords in say the G major key using the G Major pent. scale to overlap it for some licks and some spice, correct?

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]]> By: chuns https://guitarfirstchord.com/what-scales-to-play-over-a-song-in-a-major-key/#comment-168353 Sat, 24 Dec 2016 02:07:37 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24912#comment-168353 How do I differentiate between modes?

Suppose a person is playing “D Dorian”. How do I know that it’s “D Dorian” and not “C Major/Ionian” or “E Phrygian” and so on, and in fact “A natural minor” because it has same notes as C major.

]]> By: Anton https://guitarfirstchord.com/what-scales-to-play-over-a-song-in-a-major-key/#comment-165759 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 22:28:54 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24912#comment-165759 Brief, clear, and to the point. I’m really glad to find your site.

]]> By: Klaus Crow https://guitarfirstchord.com/what-scales-to-play-over-a-song-in-a-major-key/#comment-165491 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 21:49:53 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24912#comment-165491 In reply to Mike Irving.

Hi Mike,

Thank YOU for reading Guitarhabits and expanding on your knowledge of guitar music theory ;)

Best,
Klaus

]]> By: Klaus Crow https://guitarfirstchord.com/what-scales-to-play-over-a-song-in-a-major-key/#comment-165490 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 21:48:29 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24912#comment-165490 In reply to Jan.

Hi Jan,

More Roman numerals examples can be found in
Building Chords and Progressions of the Major Scale

]]> By: Mike Irving https://guitarfirstchord.com/what-scales-to-play-over-a-song-in-a-major-key/#comment-165478 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 18:35:06 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24912#comment-165478 Klaus, thank you for the musical education that you provide.

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