Blues scale soloing clarification?
I think I've watched all of the videos related to improv and music theory. A couple queestion to clarify.....
When soloing using the key of G blues scale......When you are on chord change IV, should you avoid notes of the G blues scale that are not chord scale notes of the C chord? When your on the IV, can you add notes of the C blues scale that are not part of the G blues scale?
Also....
When soloing using blues scale in G, when you are on chord change V, should you avoid notes of the G blues scale that are not chord scale notes of the D chord? When your on the V, can you add notes of the D blues scale that are not part of the G blues scale?
AND
On Chord I, you can play the whole G blues scale, not just the chord tones, right?
If the anwer is super complicated to these questions, feel free to give me your recommendation for a beginning soloist and improviser.
Thank you! Doug
Hello Doug. Use the G Blues Scale throughout the entire progression. When on a chord, emphasize the notes from the blues scale that are in that chord. Playing the C Blues Scale for the IV7 is an option, but in most cases (except for slow blues), it sounds a little bit too "outside" for my taste. Same for the V7. A side note... add the E for the IV7 and F# and A for the V7, these sound good.