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Old 12-05-2017, 02:02 PM
harleycaptain harleycaptain is offline
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Default melody from modes?

I have a book that shows the pentatonic plus the various adds for each mode. Taking the dorian fingering for example, of any given key, I have been noodling around with the notes coming up with my own phrases, or riffs or licks. So I assume this gives me fills to use after playing(maybe strumming) the chord.

I guess the next challenge is to figure out other chords to form the song progression, and that comes from the chords available in each key(?) And sometimes rather than strumming the chord progression then the phrasing, maybe just the phrasing. The real aha moment for me is the interesting sounds that the mode notes add, and figuring the passing or transition notes to the main notes. The pentatonic was sounding "entry level", this is so much more interesting.

My sincere thanks to all.
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