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Something i came up with - Guitar Noise Songwriting Club https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/something-i-came-up-with/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:18:28 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Something i came up with https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/something-i-came-up-with/#post-156011 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:39:41 +0000 Guitar Noise Songwriting Club aroundtheclaxon https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/something-i-came-up-with/#post-156011 RE: Something i came up with https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/something-i-came-up-with/#post-155863 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:24:49 +0000
Anyway, the notes you've used in this riff:


E----------------3------------------------3----------------- 
B--------------------1-----3-----------------3-------------- 
G-----------------------2b-----------------------2---------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------- 
A-----------------------------------------------------0h3p2- 
E---3p2-------------------------3p2-------------------------
    G F#         G   C  A  D    G F#      G  D   A    A C B

For your information, that's in the key of G major.

As for your other song, if you have a chord progression G-A-C-D, then that's not A minor. In fact, the key is more likely to be G. In that case the A would be a borrowed chord (V of V). This gives you a I-II-IV-V chord progression, not uncommon in rock music.

Soloing in G major pentatonic gives you the notes G-A-B-D-E. The D note might clash with the C# when playing the A chord, the B note might clash with the C note when playing the C chord and the G note might clash with the F# when playing the D chord. So this is something to keep in mind when playing. It's OK to play these note during these chords, but if they are held for a longer time, not just as a passing note, then you will create a dissonance, which may or may not be desirable.

Personally, I prefer playing a melody that uses the pentatonic of the respective chord it is played under. So when the G chord is played, you pick notes from the G major pentatonic, when playing the A you pick notes from A major pentatonic, and so forth. Of course, this may be very tricky to do when playing live if you are not intimately familiar with the different scales, or when the chords change rapidly. Heck, I couldn't do it live myself, I just use it when composing tunes, but it does give nicer results.]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club zaiga https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/something-i-came-up-with/#post-155863 RE: Something i came up with https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/something-i-came-up-with/#post-155758 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:56:51 +0000 Guitar Noise Songwriting Club aroundtheclaxon https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/something-i-came-up-with/#post-155758 Something i came up with https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/something-i-came-up-with/#post-15089 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:29:52 +0000

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