Peter Green's Magic Scale: Exploring a Unique Guitar Approach

🎸 Peter Green's Magic Scale is discussed, which is influenced by BB King and showcases Peter Green's unique style.

🎶 The video talks about the influence of BB King on Peter Green's guitar playing and emphasizes the energy and originality of Green's style.

🎵 The discussion includes a demonstration of a C blues and references the song 'If You Be My Baby' as a transformative moment in Green's guitar playing.

🎸 The main idea is playing over a C blues using a C minor pentatonic scale.

🎶 Peter Green often replaced the flat 7 in the C minor pentatonic scale with a natural 6, giving it a sweet blues sound.

🔥 The F9 arpeggio derived from the A minor pentatonic scale with a natural 6 works well over the IV chord in a C blues progression.

⭐️ Mixing different scales and adding variations for flexibility.

🎸 Using natural sixth and natural third to create unique sounds.

🎶 Exploring the ambiguity and resolution in blues guitar playing.

🎸 Peter Green's Magic Scale is a must-watch live performance video.

🎹 The record 'The Biggest Thing Since Colossus' by Otis Spann and Peter Green is highly recommended.

🎵 Other notable records mentioned include 'The Eddie Boyd', 'John Maynardo Blues Breakers', and 'Live at The Shrine'.

The speaker prefers PRS frets over Fender and Gibson frets due to their higher position on the fingerboard.

The speaker always thinks in the key of C rather than A when playing in C major, and emphasizes the use of minor pentatonic scale for bending notes.

The speaker discusses the use of specific pickups and a reverse wired/flipped magnet configuration to achieve the out-of-phase sound of Peter Green.

🎸 Peter Green was heavily influenced by Eric Clapton and had his own unique style.

🎵 When playing a straight 145 progression, it's important to consider the chord tones and choose the right scale to outline the sounds of the chords.

🎙️ The speaker recommends using a parent scale like C minor blues and adding in a note from the chord to create a more melodic solo.

🎸 Peter Green's Magic Scale is discussed, including his choice of pickups and the modifications made to his guitars.

🎶 The importance of developing and controlling vibrato technique, with references to influential guitarists.

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