Can a theory buff tell me what scale this is?

[kashmir0109]

There's this local band in my state with a pretty unique guitarist that I've never been able to get in contact with. He's actually on this forum but never answers my messages . He plays this type of scale or mode alot, and it sounds really weird but cool at the same time. Could anyone point me in the right direction of what it is?


The starting fills around 2:05
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm5v2ZX2RyI&list=PLN7YyXdUi-7hJlMMAnM8xtibVXtwG2_t5&index=5]Capgras Delusion - Riverside Stomp (Simon's 677) - YouTube[/ame]


Also Basically the entire solo at 2:18
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKFWPZbYx5U]Capgras Delusion - Capgras Delusion - YouTube[/ame]

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[kashmir0109]

Guess no one knows :/

 

[THDNUT]

They're pentatonic blues riffs in the key of E. They sound pretty good but they have an image problem. They should dress up more.

 

[TOMMYTHUNDERS]

biskolydiaonian

 

[mr_mer]

biskolydiaonian

Indeed, but diminished.

 

[kfowler8]

Rock should never be played in shorts unless you're Angus Young in a school uniform.

 

[bbutler123]

There's this local band in my state with a pretty unique guitarist that I've never been able to get in contact with. He's actually on this forum but never answers my messages . He plays this type of scale or mode alot, and it sounds really weird but cool at the same time. Could anyone point me in the right direction of what it is?


The starting fills around 2:05
Capgras Delusion - Riverside Stomp (Simon's 677) - YouTube


Also Basically the entire solo at 2:18
Capgras Delusion - Capgras Delusion - YouTube

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I think I see what you're talking about. He's not playing a certain scale, he's playing a very basic pentatonic scale, and then he's playing a few of the notes between the pentatonic scale notes.

For example, if you're playing Em pentatonic, you're playing the 12th fret and the 15th fret on the high e string. Try going from the 15th quickly down to the 14th, 13th and then to the 12th. So you have played the two acceptable notes of the pent, (12 and 15, but you joined them by QUICKLY playing the 13 and 14th also)

Also, on the second string for the Em pent, you will play the 12th or 15th fret also. Try starting on the 14th though, then 13, then 12 (quickly). The main goal there is the 'correct' note (12), but you used neighbor notes (14 and 13) to embellish the sound of landing on the 12th.

Learn how the pentatonic contains 5 notes, but that if it was expanded to the 7 note scale, what notes could you use?

Google and learn the diminished scale.
Google and learn the whole-tone scale.

The stuff that you hear hear as "weird" in there (and I know what you mean) is just tones that are not actually IN the scale he's using. Don't be afraid to add tones that 'aren't allowed'.

Study theory but find the simplest book or whatever, that you can. Most books are so unecessarily complicated for various reasons that it becomes too tough for some guys, and too boring for other guys.

And all you need is a handful of facts about music theory, and then play guitar as much as you can, and the rest you'll learn on your own, which IMO is much more the fun way.