Discover the Brightness of Peter Green's Magic Scale for C Blues
Learn Peter Green's Magic Scale for playing over a C blues and discover how it adds brightness to chords.
00:00:00 Jeff McErlain discusses Peter Green's influence on guitar players and focuses on the minor pentatonic scale.
🎸 Peter Green is a renowned guitarist who played a key role in the British blues movement of the 60s.
🎵 He influenced many guitar players, including Gary Moore, Billy Gibbons, and Robin Ford.
🎶 In this video, Jeff McErlain focuses on Peter Green's use of the minor pentatonic scale and how to replace the flatted seventh of the scale for a unique sound.
00:01:35 Learn Peter Green's Magic Scale for playing over a C blues. Bend the flat third for a C7 chord to create motion. Use the C minor pentatonic scale with the added natural six.
🎸 The video discusses using the C minor pentatonic scale over a C blues progression.
🎶 Bending the flat third in the scale is important when playing over a C7 chord.
🎵 The video introduces the concept of the natural six in the pentatonic scale.
00:03:14 A tutorial on Peter Green's iconic Magic Scale, demonstrated by Jeff McErlain. Discover how the scale adds brightness to chords and learn a cool lick.
The Magic Scale in Peter Green's style is a key element in his and BB King's music.
Using the Magic Scale on a C chord creates a brighter sound compared to the flat seventh.
An awesome lick showcases the cool and brighter sound of the Magic Scale on a C chord.
00:04:52 Learn Peter Green's Magic Scale with Jeff McErlain and how it can be used to create a unique and bluesy sound over different chords.
🎵 The video discusses the use of the C minor pentatonic scale with a natural six as an F9 arpeggio, which is a perfect scale to play on the four chord.
🎸 The scale works beautifully over the one, four, and five chords, and there is a technique to mix a minor and major sound for a sweet blue sound.
👆 A demonstration of a lick using the C minor pentatonic scale transitioning from the four chord back to the one chord is provided.
00:06:27 Learn how to play Peter Green's Magic Scale with Jeff McErlain. Explore chord changes and techniques inspired by Peter Green and BB King.
🎵 The video demonstrates the Peter Green's Magic Scale technique.
🔊 By sounding the notes of the C7 chord, the chord changes can be clearly heard.
🎸 The technique involves sliding from E flat to E and using the C major pentatonic scale.
00:08:01 Learn how to play Peter Green's Magic Scale and use it to create blues licks. Perfect for the I, IV, and V chords in a blues progression.
🎶 Bending the fifth of the G chord and playing the flat 7 of the F chord creates a key change.
🎵 Using the C minor pentatonic natural six scale on the one, four, and five chords is highly effective.
🎸 Repeating and experimenting with the scale can lead to interesting improvisation.
00:09:36 A brief introduction to Peter Green's unique sound and style, showcasing his influence on countless recordings. Jeff McErlain provides a gateway to Green's music.
🎸 Peter Green's Magic Scale offers a gateway into his unique sound.
🎶 His music is heard in numerous recordings.
🔍 This video brushes the surface of Peter Green's techniques.
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