What to improvise over

1. How do you improvise over chords?
2. What chords can you play over a minor?
3. How do you improvise over Blues?

How do you improvise over chords?

Soloing Over a Key

1. End your phrases on the root note. It will reinforce the key.
2. Listen for the notes that sound best over each chord. ...
3. Change positions when you play so you play low notes and high notes. ...
4. Use dynamics by varying the volume of your playing.
5. Use bends, slides, and vibrato to enhance your solos.

What chords can you play over a minor?

The Pentatonic scale is the easiest and most effective scale to play over a minor key and is capable of beautiful bluesy, dark and soulful sounds. The scale is widely used in pop, rock, blues and other styles of music. It consists of five notes: 1 b3 4 5 b7 compared to the major scale (1 2 3 4 5 6 7).

How do you improvise over Blues?

Blues Improvisation Exercises

1. Listen to the backing track and follow along with the chord progression above. ...
2. Play the chords along with the backing track.
3. Play the C minor pentatonic scale up and down.
4. Play the C major pentatonic scale up and down.
5. Play “Motif A” over each chord.
6. Play “Motif B” over each chord.