This lesson explores some ways to spice up your blues with a jazzy scale.
Ex 1. is a fingering for B Flat Lydian Dominant (flat 7) Mode, which begins on the 4th degree of F Melodic Minor. The scale moves in a horizontal fingering box across the fretboard in a manner favored by players like George Bensen.
Ex 2/ 3. combine blues phrases with the Lydian Dominant scale and some added chromatic tones.
Ex4. is an alternate fingering of a Lydian Dominant ending in another Bop style flourish. The note values here are semi-quavers, but feel free to experiment with timings and incorpate these phrases into your own way of doing things. Have fun.
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