Do chord progressions have to be in the same scale?

In your average chord progression, most of the time all of the notes will stay in the scale that correlates with the key of your song. If the song is in G major, your chords will contain notes that are found in that scale- G major, C major, D major, E minor, A minor, B minor.

Do chord progressions change with modes?

Each of the modes of the major scale can be used as scales in their own right. In other words, each mode can be connected to, and used to accompany, individual chords that use tones from that given mode. But chord progressions can also be formed around each mode, built from the mode’s harmonic structure.

How do you play scales over over chords so it sounds good?

Selecting a Scale

1. End your phrases on the root note. It will reinforce the key.
2. Listen for the notes that sound best over each chord.
3. Change positions when you play so you play low notes and high notes.
4. Use dynamics by varying the volume of your playing.
5. Use bends, slides, and vibrato to enhance your solos.

Can you play different scales together?

Generally, songs are written IN a major or natural minor key. But you can play scales and chords FROM a different key. It can be derived both FROM the key of C Major and G Major (C Lydian). Another way of saying this is that all the notes in the chord CMaj7 can be found in both the C Major Scale and the G Major Scale.

How do chords relate to scales?

Scales and chords are interrelated. There are two sides of the same coin. A scale is a horizontal representation of a particular collection of notes and is built up in 2nds; A chord is a vertical representation of that same collection of notes and is built in 3rds.

What does it mean to play over chords?

Exactly. To play intelligently (and musically) “over a chord” one has to bear in mind not only the notes in the chord itself, but those in the surrounding context (if there is one, and here usually is). This actually makes one’s job easier than seeing each chord separately… That’s “playing the changes”. 1.

How do you improvise over a chord changes on the piano?

A very common concept in the area of improvising is to play a solo over chords. The most obvious way to do this is to combine a scale with chords in the same key, for example, playing the C Major Scale over chords belonging to the same scale.

What is a modal chord progression?

But chord progressions can also be formed around each mode, built from the mode’s harmonic structure. We can build a chord on each degree of the mode, just like the major scale, and from that form what is known as a modal chord progression.

Why don’t all chord progressions use every chord from the scale?

In most cases, a modal progression won’t use every chord from the scale. This is because for a modal tonic to feel like “home”, it tends to avoid resolving on stronger tonics such as the I and vi of the major scale, which you’ll hear in the majority of songs.

What scales should I play over each chord?

Take a look at scales that can be used over each chord. Since you are playing major chords without extensions, you can imply an extension from the scale. You may use a G note over the A Major chord or C note of D Major chord for a Dominant/Mixolydian sound. Using Pentatonics over each chord (E major pentatnoic over E chord) can give you variety.

What are the different modes of playing on guitar?

Each mode is able to play over a specific set of chords. If the chord is dominant, like a G7 or G9, you’d want to play the Mixolydian mode. If it is a minor chord, you can play the dorian, phrygian, or aeolian mode. As the chords get more complex, the mode choices go down.