Leap Freak, in 12 bars... you can blues something like this:
E / E / E / E
A / A / E / E
B / B / A / A
E / E / B / B
(E = E major or E7)
(A = A major or A7)
(B = B minor, Bm7, B major or B7)
(or you can even put all of them in minor...)

Learning various chord progressions allow a quick and easy background for improvisation...

Blacktrix, it's not about learning how to read the notes learning the scales, the modes and the chords structure... i'm sure you know a lot already in theory, you just don't want to admit it to preserve this "BLS" attitude.

EBP, aiyo... it reminds me something. Isn't it the PITCH AXIS THEORY ? In this case you should be able to find it on a guitar mag website, with a lot of archives of all "pros" lessons. Otherwise, I'm sure Slayer has something about it somewhere.
by satch himself : http://www.foreverjoe.com (in guitar lessons... then you have choices between different lessons, incl. pitch axis)
or mirror site : http://satriani27.tripod.com/id14.html

other writers:
http://satriani.worldsgreatestguitarist.co...ies/pitch-axis/
http://www.guitar9.com/columnist286.html

and to see how it is outside:
http://www.guitar.com/discuss/readmsg.asp?...=5273733&page=1
(people are actually using their brains to play music !?!)

I think DIATONIC, means "is using only notes from the same scale"
basically, he's saying thazt in jazz, the chords do not all belong to one specific scale, so the musician has to find the "best" scale, to fit most of the chords notes... which is not really true in my opinion, but whatever ==> the solo is supposed to FIT the chords, and sound good. To do so, you may need to use different scales over diferrent chords. Not only ONE scale.


Blacktrix > at this level of technic, he definitely knows more about theory that one can imagine... but the BLS attitude is different : try learning scales when surrounded by gals, beers, leathers, funny cigarettes and long-bearded men ? too hard for most of us
anyway, i'm just kidding... how are your lessons going ? you jsut started them, haven't you ?

ruffstuff ... hehehe ... I suppose he's used to shorter d***s... err .... necks, sorry... mmmmm....

ssslayerrr , here is a good mix : vodka + gin + rhum + apple juice...

otherwise, I usually simply add extra-notes to a scale, without thinking that those extra notes actually belong to another scale. Am I too lazy ?
Hey, for instance, the E myxolydian + E blues = (in the form of a compact tab)
-0------3--4---------
-0---2--3------------
-0-1-2-3------------
-0---2----------------
-0---2----------------
-0------3--4---------

isn't it ? that sounds super good... especially the two high strings !!

i dun really got what you mean...
2 beats = 4 crotchets

\about the "C", sorry but I dunno that writing...

tytons, ok i understand your point now. but i can't answer it... i'm going ot the beach, later ;aybe i'll try to read the site further... interesting anyway. Quite a brain bugger !

well, you can always send him an email, i'm sure he would appreciate it !

it's the good explanation, you're spot-on Keen !

i practised scales a lot, especially the blues, dorian, aeolian and ionian scales. Basically, everytime i pick up my guitar I spend the whole time playing improvisation and scales... So for me it is totally related : I started playing scales a lot, and I end up improvising all the time. Most of it is crap but it's a superb exercise to work out on your 'music skills' (listening to yourself, try to create melodies, etc...).

The second thing is that scales will open doors to new sounds, new melodies, new chords that would otherwise not be familiar to your ears. Therefore, without knowing those scales, you can't even think about an
original melody. It's like another dimension you're not aware of.
You'll always mess around with the pentatonic minor scale because 90% of radio music and 90% of the music you listened to when you were younger is based on that 5-notes scale. Learning new scales open new doors.

well just my 2 cents...

thanks bassix for the comments