https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:16:01 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-71615 Mon, 04 Oct 2004 20:23:12 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion spacedog03 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-71615 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-71518 Sun, 03 Oct 2004 21:38:01 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-71518 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-71512 Sun, 03 Oct 2004 19:29:36 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion RollnROCK89 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-71512 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-71219 Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:25:32 +0000
C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C

and the chords that fall into the key of C will be:

C major (C-E-G)
D minor (D-F-A)
E minor (E-G-B)
F major (F-A-C)
G major (G-B-D)
A minor (A-C-E)
B diminished (B-D-F)

You can see the major chords fall on I, IV, and V, and that's true of all major keys. Minor keys get a little more complicated, because there's more than one minor scale. As Alex pointed out, the minor that falls on the sixth note of a major scale is the starting point for a relative minor.

If you have three major chords, you can figure out the key. Start by assuming it's in a major key - one of the major chords will be the I chord, or tonic. In your example, you had A, D, and G.

To keep things simple for now, I won't get into the scale tones... we'll just use the letter names. You should learn the scale spellings, though, because some scales will use flat or sharp chords, like Bb or F#, and knowing the scales will help you get them right.

In your example you had A, D, and G.

If A is I, then the chords fall on I-IV-VII
if D is I, then the chords fall on I-IV-V
if G is the I, then the chords fall on I-II-V

Only D fits the I-IV-V progression, so D is the only major key that naturally contains those three chords. After you've been doing this for a while, you get to instantly recognize what key you're in from the chords in the progression.]]> Guitar Players Discussion NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-71219 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-71184 Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:04:09 +0000
C/Am
G/Em
D/Bm
A/F#m
B/G#m

C major (C D E F G A B C) has the same notes as A minor (A B C D E F G A)

just start on VI of the major scale you get the relative minor.

if we look up..

A major (A B C# D E F# G# A) and see the 6th note is F#, then from F# to F# in that scale will be F#m (F# G# A B C# D E F#).]]> Guitar Players Discussion Alex_ https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-71184 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-71159 Thu, 30 Sep 2004 03:47:59 +0000
o and also, what exactly do you mean by Bm is relative to D?]]> Guitar Players Discussion RollnROCK89 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-71159 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-70768 Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:08:04 +0000
If you're looking for a single scale, that's probably it.]]> Guitar Players Discussion NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-70768 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-4009 Mon, 27 Sep 2004 08:59:54 +0000 e 5-8
B 5-8
G 5-7
D 5-7
A 5-7
E 5-8

but im not sure If thats the best choice. Anyone have a better suggestion? Thanks]]> Guitar Players Discussion RollnROCK89 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-solo-scale-over-a-i-iv-vii-rhythm/#post-4009