Where is the backing track from?

Nice style! Nice tone! Nice playing! 😉

Try to play one of these over the two chords in the track - G minor and C major.  These all have the same notes. Which 

• G Dorian
• C Mixolydian
• F Major  (Ionian) - this is the major key those others are derived from.
• D Natural Minor (Aeolian)

Which of the above helps you in your thinking? I always think Dorian. I never even think of the major scale (F in this case). I recommend seeing the modes as individual scales!@

I haven't been able to listen to the track yet but, still I have a question regarding the scales you outlined above.

Is the idea to play G Dorian over the Gm and C Mixo over the C...? Now that I have typed that out my question seems kind of silly...

I understand that each of these scales have the same exact notes. Since they are the same notes you would use them throughout the track but EMPHASIZE the Gm notes over the GM and EMPHASIZE the C maj notes when playing over the C maj.

Since the G not is common to both chords then perhaps you might emphasize the Bb & D over the Gm and the C & E over the Cmaj....

I think I got it right...???

Caught this after a trying day downtown grinding out some work and what a sweet way to relax. Your reserve and playing to the movement of the backing track really lets the tune bloom.  What's more, the increase in energy is so well played and timed to rise at 4:36.  Real maturity in playing while painting a Floydian dystopia.  Now where is that siren of a daughter to add in some vocal texture?

Craig, thanks so much for firing up another great chunk of 70's feel.  Awesome.

Almost Chris, except when you say "C Major notes", remember it's C Mixolydian so it's gonna be a C7 arpeggio or just a major triad you emphasize. You can't play a C major 7 arpeggio (no B note)... that would sound awful. You knew that already but I'd thought clarify it for everyone. 🙂

Posted by: robert

Where is the backing track from?

Nice style! Nice tone! Nice playing! 😉

Try to play one of these over the two chords in the track - G minor and C major.  These all have the same notes. Which 

• G Dorian
• C Mixolydian
• F Major  (Ionian) - this is the major key those others are derived from.
• D Natural Minor (Aeolian)

Which of the above helps you in your thinking? I always think Dorian. I never even think of the major scale (F in this case). I recommend seeing the modes as individual scales!@

I dont really understand modes  except that they are starting from a different degree of the major scale..  So when you say play myx or dorian modal scale Over the G or C are you saying to play the scale from start to finish or embellish and phrase along the way?  Take the piece I rerecorded as an example,  surely Iam using parts of those scales??

Can you give an example of what you mean?

Posted by: robert

Almost Chris, except when you say "C Major notes", remember it's C Mixolydian so it's gonna be a C7 arpeggio or just a major triad you emphasize. You can't play a C major 7 arpeggio (no B note)... that would sound awful. You knew that already but I'd thought clarify it for everyone. 🙂

 

Good catch Robert. What I mean by C major was the notes of the C major chord.

I suppose Fmaj pent would also be usable?