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This is using the altered scale and other refinements. Really good stuff. He only published it last month and has had over 2,000 views already.

I'm quoting here the questions and answers in the commentary. It gets to how many angels can you get on the head of a pin in the end.....


I haven't tried this, but it seems like for the major chord problem one solution would be to switch to the relative minor and then go down your half step to pick up your dominant chord.
dbrook2007 5 days ago
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Right... I think everybody comes up with mini-solutions to parts of the problem. For a more holistic solution, I'd suggest ignoring the original Dominant7 chord and just noodle a bit in that minor key 1/2 step above. Sometimes, if you only have a cuppla beats to work with, your idea can quickly get to a single chord to briefly work with though.
radiokid2 in reply to dbrook2007 3 days ago
I just came back to this video after seeing the third part in quest of an answer but didn't. So here it is :
After practicing II V I using alt scales (G minor on F# 7, C minor on B7, landing on E-) it seems a lot harder to me to find something good when I is major. I minor seems lot easier.
Is it "normal" harmonically or is it just because i've been practicing on E- for too long ? (because of your fantastic video).
BenBen2351 1 month ago
You are so right...major can sound bland after all the cool stuff going on in the II and V chords...so here's a vid I did on escaping Major seventh hell. (the answer is: play blues licks on the minor chord that is contained IN a major seventh chord. ie: a C maj7 is actually an E minor triad with a diff root under it...spelled: C E G B. (EGB spells E minor!) Voila- problem solved!  Enter the following URL into the You Tube menu strip for the Major Seventh post. Good luck!
watch?v=hNW5KdWjlsQ
radiokid2 in reply to BenBen2351 1 month ago
I just practiced a bit again, and it seems like the problem comes the fact that introducing G minor and C minor gives a strong new note : G (natural) (in the root and dominant), which really sounds well when the root chord is E- , but really goes against E major...
BenBen2351 in reply to radiokid2 1 month ago
Right...the minor-ish notes are working against and coloring (with blues notes) the relatively sunny key E major. It's a "relief" sound against the constant major tonality...and, as such. is an effect. The alternative is never do it...and that's a drag after awhile too...ha! One solution: instead of going right to E major, hit E diminished for a couple of beats first. ..(or an Eb triad)...then quickly resolve to E. (See my posts on dim. scales.)
radiokid2 in reply to BenBen2351 4 weeks ago

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