SO WHAT – Eb minor

​Use the attached mp3 clip to start practicing, for the start in the basis is just the chord  Eb minor 7!

A) Get started with Eb-dorian scale (II mode Db-major), and then slowly play the scale across two octaves. Still say the tones you play, or at least define them in your mind. Play this scale in all positions of Db major scale as it is described in Degree I (transpose C major scale half step up). For playing you can use the various ways-patterns, that are described in Degree I.

B) Once you have played through all the tons of Eb dorian scale on the whole the neck, you can proceed with Db-pentatonic (Bbminor). Start with a pentatonic number 1 and continue upwards of the neck of the guitar. While playing the pentatonic you can also jump over from one string to another-for example from the sixth to the fourth, from the fifth to the third, from the fourth to the second and from the third to the first. But still don’t forget to say the tones you play or at least define them in your mind. Of course you can use the various ways – patterns, that are described in Degree II.

C) Once you have played through all the tones of the Db pentatonic on the whole the neck, you can proceed with the F #-pentatonic-(D # minor)-(Gb pentatonic-Ebminor). Start with a Gb-pentatonic (C-Aminor-number 4) and go upwards of the neck of the guitar . While playing the pentatonic you can also jump over one string to another string-for example from the sixth to the fourth, from the fifth to the third, from the  fourth to the second and from the third to the first. Still you will have to say the tones you play or at least define them in your mind. Of course you can use the various ways – patterns, that are described in Degree II.

D) Once you have played through all the tones of the Gb pentatonic on the whole neck, you can proceed with the Ab-pentatonic (F minor). Playing this pentatonic through the anexed Eb-minor sounds more modern – we can say also jazzy. Start with Ab (Fminor)-pentatonic (C-Aminor-number 3) and continue upwards the neck of the guitar. While playing pentatonics you can also jump over from one string to another-for example from the sixth to the fourth, from the fifth to the third, from the fourth to the second and from the third to the first. Still do say the tones you play or at least define them in your mind. Of course you can use the various ways – patterns, that are described in Degree II.

E) After D-dorian scale and pentatonics comes the Eb- blues scale. As it is explained it is deduced from the Eb-minor (Gb major pentatonic) with the tone  A. The Blues scale is used in all possible positions, on the whole the neck of the guitar and various ways-patterns described in Degree III.