Different scales for chords and melody

1. What scales go with different chords?
2. How do you play chords in different scales?
3. Do chords change with scale?

What scales go with different chords?

It is hard to go wrong with Pentatonic Scales. They limit themselves to 5 notes that work well over many different chords. The rule is to use Major pentatonic scales over major chords and minor pentatonic scales over minor chords. This works well for most chords.

How do you play chords in different scales?

If you start on the first scale degree, add the third scale degree, and then add the fifth scale degree, you get a simple three-note chord called a triad. If you add the seventh scale degree on top, you get a seventh chord. Next you come to the ninth note of the scale, which is really just the second note an octave up.

Do chords change with scale?

The (diatonic) Major Scale has 7 notes, but there's no reason to restrict ourselves to only 7 notes. Scales can have fewer or more notes (all the way up to the Chromatic Scale with 12 notes). ... So technically, when improvising, every time a we change chords we also change scales.