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    Major and minor keys allow you to use one scale for an entire song, choosing the major scale for a song in a major key and the natural minor scale for a song in a minor key. If a song's chords fit into the chart but a non-I or non-vi chord is emphasized, the song may be in a mode and you should use the corresponding mode scale. Alternatively, you can take a chord-by-chord approach, determining the quality of each chord and applying the appropriate scale or mode. The chart lists scales and modes that fit over different chord types such as major, minor, diminished, augmented, major 7th, minor 7th, and dominant 7th chords.

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    Major and minor keys allow you to use one scale for an entire song, choosing the major scale for a song in a major key and the natural minor scale for a song in a minor key. If a song's chords fit into the chart but a non-I or non-vi chord is emphasized, the song may be in a mode and you should use the corresponding mode scale. Alternatively, you can take a chord-by-chord approach, determining the quality of each chord and applying the appropriate scale or mode. The chart lists scales and modes that fit over different chord types such as major, minor, diminished, augmented, major 7th, minor 7th, and dominant 7th chords.

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    Major and minor keys allow you to use one scale for an entire song, choosing the major scale for a song in a major key and the natural minor scale for a song in a minor key. If a song's chords fit into the chart but a non-I or non-vi chord is emphasized, the song may be in a mode and you should use the corresponding mode scale. Alternatively, you can take a chord-by-chord approach, determining the quality of each chord and applying the appropriate scale or mode. The chart lists scales and modes that fit over different chord types such as major, minor, diminished, augmented, major 7th, minor 7th, and dominant 7th chords.

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    IMPROVISING AND SOLOING

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    you've learned a few of the scales in this book in various positions on the neck, you may start wondering how
    them to songs. Here are a few tips:

    Major and Minor Keys


    Keys are a great way to approach soloing and improvising because they allow you to choose one scale for a whole "
    song (or progression) and stick with it, rather than picking a new scale for every chord. If a song or progression is in
    a major key, use the corresponding major scale (e.g., C major for the key of C) or its pentatonic version. If a song is
    in a minor key, use the natural minor scale or the minor pentatonic. To decode a song's key, try plugging its chords
    into the chart below. All the chords should fit horizontally into one of the rows. If a song is in C major, for example, it
    will use some or all of the chords in the first row, with an emphasis on the I ("one") chord, C. If a song is in A minor,
    it will likewise make use of chords in the first row, but with an emphasis on the vi ("six") chord, Am. (NOTE: Some
    songs go through more than one key, in which case you'll need to use more than one scale in your soloing.)

    Modes If a song's chords fit into one of the rows above, but a chord other than the I or vi is emphasized, the song may be

    in a mode. In that case, look along the bottom of the chart above to find the mode that corresponds with the
    emphasized chord. For example, if a song uses chords from the top row, but Dm is clearly the main, or "tonic,"
    chord (e.g., Dm-G-Am-Dm), try soloing with the D Dorian mode.

    The Chord-by-Chord Approach


    If a chord progression moves slowly, or if a song lingers primarily on just one chord, you may want to opt for a
    chord-by-chord approach to soloing. In that case, simply determine the quality of the chord over which you're
    playing—major, minor, etc.—and apply whatever scale or mode fits its basic structure. You can even try alternat-
    ing between different scale types.
    Chord type Formula Scale Mode
    Major Major, major pentatonic, blues Ionian, Lydian, Mixolydian
    Minor ; '. Minor, minor pentatonic, blues Dorian, Phrygian, Aeolian
    Diminished Diminished Locrian
    Augmented Whole tone
    Major 7th Major, major pentatonic Ionian, Lydian
    Minor 7th Minor, minor pentatonic Dorian, Phrygian, Aeolian
    Dominant 7th Blues, Mixo-blues Mixolydian

    Always keep this in mind: Scales and modes aren't usually played from root to root; this is just the way they're

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