[lle7]

hey can someone explain to me how do you play over a back track that someone posted on this website. I dont get how you just played over a track with no info. Do you just improvise or something i comfused. do you have to know the chords or what understanding of the bt you have to have to be able to do this. i mean i heard stratplayer played over a bt some member posted and i like it and want to do something like it.

I hope you guys get what im trying to say

thanks

[allthumbs]

You need to use your ears or do a tab search to figure out the key and the chord progression. You then follow the chord changes.

[lle7]

what's a tab search?

[Nutty]

HIi lle7


"Tab" is a short form for tablature, which is a format (rather than standard notation) to show how to play a song, riff, etc. It has 6 strings like the guitar and tells you which finger to play one each string. For the most part, it does not tell you the timing like standard notation does. Here's a link that will show you how tab works. Introduction to TABS There are lots of sites out there explaining how tab works and the tab for many songs.

So, if you don't know the key of the back track (some will give you the key and or chords) you can search for the tabs of the song and see if you can find one in the same key as the back track.

Hope this helps some. There are many here that are more informed than me, but this should get you started.

Good luck.

Nutty

[Fong]

It is easier to find the correct scales by ear, just play on the fretboard you will quickly work out what sounds good and what doesn't.

Start at the Am Pentatonic position and move around from there. If it isn't within a few short movements from there I would be surprised.

If you don't know any scales, there is a lot of information on the boards about them I believe.

[lle7]

are the keys like scales?

[Fong]

Originally Posted by lle7

are the keys like scales?

The Major Scale is identical to the Key Signature of the corresponding name, in terms of the notes it contains.

For instance. The G Major Scale will only have one # in it, the F#. So will the Key of G.

There are more scales then there are Key Signatures though.