THE FRANK GAMBALE TECHNIQUE BOOK II INCLUDES 70 MINUTE CASSETTE! THE ESSENTIAL SOLOING THEORY COURSE ALL GUITARISTS! =. ASOLOING CONCEPT | break music down into six basic chord types, and their applicable scales (See Fig. 1). Then over each of the chord types | apply five soloing approaches for each applicable scale. The possibilities for soloing over these chords are, therefore, greatly expanded. This book covers the second and third approaches for chord type 4 and all approaches for chord types 5 and 6. CHORD TYPES APPROACHES {and applicable scales) 1 MINOR7 ta Dorian 1b Aeolian MAJOR 7 2a Major 2b Lydian UNALTERED DOMINANT 7 3a Mixolydian $b Lydian b7 ALTERED DOMINANT 7 4a Super Locrian 4b Diminished 1/2 / whole 4c Phrygian major MINOR 7 (b5) 5a Locrian 5b Aeolian bS Se Locrian nate DIMINISHED 6a Diminished whole / 1/2 6b Super Locrian nats SCALE" (7 or 8 notes) PENTATONICS & BLUES. (5 & 6 notes) ARPEGGIOS (4 notes) TRIADS. (3 notes) INTERVALS (2 notes) Approaches 2 through 5 are derived trom the applicable scale chosen for soloing approach 1.Chapter 4 Continued from Book One ALTERED DOMINANTS DIMINISHED 1/2 WHOLE SCALE Now, I would like to mention some other scales and chords that don't fit the SUPER LOCRIAN ( 7th mode MELODIC MINOR) scale. ‘There are two different scale choices depending on the character of the altered chord. These are: 1. The DIMINISHED 1/2 WHOLE SCALE. 2. MODE 5 OF THE HARMONIC MINOR SCALE. In this chapter we'll look at the Diminished 1/2 whole scale- ‘The diminished scale is sometimes referred to as the symmetrical scale because its construction is always 1/2 steps and whole steps. ( whole, 1/2 whole, 1/2) or ( 1/2, whole, 1/2 whole ete. ). The diminished scale beginning with a whole step is the scale used for straight diminished chords e. g. C dim. = C diminished scale ( whole, 1/2 whole, 1/2...€D E> FGb ABABC). For Altered Dominant chords we play the inversion of this scale, and compare it to a C major scale. CMAJOR = Cc Bist CDIM.DOM = GOb BE GAB F#G A Bb = te BS bs 6h