Chords for Jazz Guitar Lesson - The Altered Scale

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A minor pentatonic.
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_ Hey [B] guys, I'm doing a lesson for you on the altered scale.
That was that last scale you heard, that really cool tension sounding scale that resolves
back [Am] to the A minor chord.
Basically, I'm going to tell you that the [B] altered scale exists because once you know
that it exists, it'll totally change your playing.
I'm going to show you what chords to play it over.
I'm going to tell you [G] when you can play it.
When it sounds best, I'm going to show you a fingering for it, and I'm going to give
you some tips on how to use it.
_ I'm not going to delve into any theory in this lesson.
There [Db] are tons of theory lessons.
I gave you some links below in the description box to Andrew Watson and Justin Sanderkorf.
Now, _ what is the altered scale?
I will explain very shortly why it sounds so cool.
Basically, it's got tension notes in it that are just begging to resolve.
The best way to use [F] the altered scale is when it goes [E] back to a different [C] chord.
It's not really a scale that you want to use [Ab] so much just to jam once, that you would use
more pentatonic or diminished scale.
The altered scale you want to resolve.
Basically, in [Am] this case, you have an A minor, and you go to an E [Gb] altered chord, like E7
sharp 9 [Em] or E7 [D] flat 9.
You can [E] use the altered scale to resolve back to the [Am] A minor. _
That E7 altered chord is the 5 chord and resolves back to the A minor.
That's where you can use that scale.
[Ab] _ Also, an important thing to know about using any guitar scale [B] is try to use even two or
three notes when you start out.
You want to just really target the scale.
You don't have to [B] blaze through it.
Remember that.
You want to find the target points of the scale.
In this case, it would be flat 5, sharp 5, [A] flat 9, sharp 5.
Another important thing, always remember this guys, very important in [Bm] jazz music.
Doesn't matter what the hell [N] you play, as long as you start and end at the right time.
I can go like [Am] this.
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_ [Am] _ That was a little [C] bit crappy, but if you got the [E] idea, basically, I was playing whatever
the hell I [Db] wanted and trying to start and end at the right [Gb] time.
Always remember that with any guitar scale.
Now, I'm going to show you the fingering for E altered.
[Bm] I'm going to do this fast, so get out your pens and papers.
Write this one down.
_ _ The high E string, you got 8, 6, and 4.
So [Ab] you got high E string, 8, [Bb] 6, [E] 4.
B string, you got 8, 6, 5.
[F] _ _ _ G string, you got [D] 7, 5.
_ [A] D string, 8, 6, [Ab] 5.
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A string, you [E] got 8, 7, 5.
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And the E string, [C] you got 8, 6, 5.
[Bb] _ [A] _ Pause the video, I'll do it once slowly.
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Alright, play that over E7 [B] resolving to A minor.
Now I will [Db] show you a demonstration of this on a cool jam track I found on the [Ebm] YouTubes.
See you soon.
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I'm going to start out in A [G] minor pentatonic.
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_ _ _ _ _ Oh [F] yeah.
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Here comes the altered.
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More pentatonic.
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[Gb] _ _ _ [C] Altered.
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_ And altered.
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_ _ [Em] _ Alright guys, [B] well hopefully now you got a sound of what the whole scale sounds like.
[Am] Enjoy.
More coming soon.
Peace.
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