Learn John Scofield's "House of the Rising Sun" Solo suly90, 2014 12 a4 ss JOHN SCORELD'S COVER OF THE classic "House oft Rising Suns great oxamplo of how o crate a harmonicallyrichjazzsole ovr a simp pop chord Progression. Even stough ne coords ae bimseies can implyallofe harmony necessary ce psounds ie same batlomajarand minor cords fom tha egal version (Am, CD. nd F. Scofeld demonstrates Pealan (A, 8, C.D. E, FG) In x.1 S20 uses this scale tpcraate a tree-nos descending mobt ove ‘Cenords before alrng the seals Faauralto an FS ‘38882 Bb (02 for anntoresng fonsion This lik hon ‘moves fo 8 minor major pemtaane scale over tna D (Chord. Tha B minor pantatante scale can also be used ‘ona Cmajr chord a create # CLyan sound (C,.€, FH, G.A.B) Notce how te notes ofthe Bminor Dontatoni sale ar alka th 3, 79,811 and 13 of ‘Crajtat#tt) enor. Ex. 3 shows how you can play positon ane forthe minor pentatonic scale down one et from te roatof a major chord io crest a Lyan sound Conte an € Pnygian sound. Since the notes of Phogian E,F.6.4 8, D)are mo samo as tose ofA Dealer anew sound is achieved witout changing the holes. Th nex wo bars of hie example are based on‘he A Doran mode (A B,C, FG) ith an added Eb (26) bue nts onthe A minor anda Bb on the C chord to suggesta C7 sound, Ex.S begins witha B minor pentatonic on the D chord before changing oF Moola onthe F char and esa an A blues seal ick ante A minor chor We see the use ofthe Fajen ‘ode on te Fchora again n Bx. 8, when begins witha Brvinor penlaanie ides on the D chor. Notce haw tell ba of his exampleustales 8 use, movable ‘Shape fora major ord Try raneposing this boc other Keys by sling up and down he neck, ‘Since we are inf key of A minor out dominant or V chords E Dominant chords provide fete ground fer adding or imphing a vaetyof tensions. x. 7 Soo plays & ‘apld ns bases on £7at(E FG, Ab, Bo, C.D) which moves © an EPhrglan sound. In Ex.8 He adcrosses the & chord wih an EMiclcian and ian mows an E {oeran mode. Natce how Both sxamples ilustale he nbllyan te E dominant chord |nd how E Molen, E , EPhoglan and Locin all cea tension a “iterent way ‘The nattahole diminished scale very uses device for croatng naresting tensions ina vasalyofsituabone.E.9, uses aC halfwhae lo get fom the G chord tthe major. Since tho Chalwhole scales he same as an Ewholohafscalo (plying Edm), ts can also be wowed as Isiminished chor rosohing ote lehors” Ts is @comman tonsionrosoluion relasonship and can be heard he biage oft ht "Toga byte Champs. Ex. 10 lusts fo use ofa Dhaltwnote scale and Sars onthe pikup oa D chord before resales tothe Sr af ha F chard ‘Acommon scale can sounatess cen ifthe itenalccombinatons are ried a less common ways. 14 uses a.0 minor pentatonic acale ovr the Fenord ana ‘de an Eb to suggosthe 67 ofthe Fehors. Check out haw bs ick ues wide ntonal leaps and sting skp witin the mosteammon shape fr minor penton to {rate an teresting bebop tok ver an Fenod Anaterbebop-pe ick occurs ont Fchord inthe fst halfofhe last chor. In x, 12 Sco uses an Fbebop scale wit a Db passing fone to cesta slippery ne hat fends on ne 87 a0 F chord. This leks similar one nat Lay Carton plays in his solo StoolyDan's "is Chasfomagne.” ‘Try looping the chord progression or have a bassist or anathar gust accompany you whi tn tune om his tbum Thi Meets Thain ror you nye ese samples in ther agin conte. amples. Don'forgetio check out Jn Scofele's version of fated en : rumng Hous none 2 2 ane etc hay Banton = 1 Bilao eee 1 oti ye Gory PRS : : a ee 7 £ tte eee, gene tas es F a , a a eae ate = ep Sos SoS osYou Might Also Like...