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D minor G minor F major A major scale?
Greetings
I have been playing allot of chord progressions and scales lately, the latest one is D minor G minor F major A major. Would anyone know what scale to play over this chord progression? I can't work it out. Cheerio
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Try D harmonic minor.
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You can give the scale different names if you like - "D natural minor" (D E F G A Bb C) and "D harmonic minor (D E F G A Bb C#) - but they are not really different scales, just one scale where you change a note as you need to. In this case, you'd use the C# on the A chord and the C on the F chord. The Dm and Gm don't contain either C or C#, so you could use either - just decide by ear which you like.
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Great I understand this now and will record the background and try playing using the D minor and harmonic minor
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Quote:
http://scottdavies.net/chords_and_scales/music.html
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I'd use D natural minor over the first three chords and switch to D harmonic minor over the A chord.
One thing you can do if you're unsure of what scale(s) to use over a given progression is to hit each chord with it's own major or minor pentatonic scale. It's not always the best choice of notes, but it will do in a pinch. . |
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You can get some wonderful licks by combining D natural minor with the D pentatonic. And with the F chord preceding the A chord you can maximize the impact of the C♮ to C#!
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