Tension and Release

Soloing Concept 04
Music by Joe Pinnavaia
Option 01: G Blues
G7
1
2
3

1 2

3 6 7
3 6
3 4 5 6
3 4 5
3 4 5
3 6 7

Option 02: G Mixolydian Hybrid Scale

3 4

3 5 6 7
3 5 6 7
3 4 5 6
3 4 5 7
3 4 5 7
3 5 6 7

Option 03: D Minor Pentatonic

10 13
10 13
10 12
10 12
10 12
10 13

Alternate D Minor Pentatonics with blue notes

6 7

10 13 14 15
10 13 14 15
10 11 12
10 11 12
10 11 12
10 13 14 15

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 Option 04: E Minor Pentatonic

12 15
12 15
12 14
12 14
12 14
12 15

Alternate Scale with blue notes

9 10

12 13 14 15
12 15
12 14 15
12 14 15
12 13 14
12 13 14 15

Mixolydian hybrid lick

11 12

8 10 13
10 12 10 11 12
5 4 7 9 10
7 8 5 7 8 9
5 7 8
5 3 6 7

D Minor lick

13

13 15 10
10 13 15
7 10 12
7 8 9
12 8 10
10

E Minor Pentatonic based lick

14 15

8 10 15 10
10 11 12 12
7 9 10 12
9 14 12 10 8 9
7 10 12

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 Alternating D Minor and E Minor lick

16 17

15 12 12 10 13 10 10 8 6 7
15 12 12 10 13 10 10 8 8 6 5
9 6 7 5 4
5 3 (3)
5

Ex. 01 over Am7

3 3 3 3
18 19

3 3 3 3

4 5 7 5 6 8 5 7 9 5 6 8
4 5 7 5 6 8 5 7 9 5 6 8

3
20 21

3
3 3

5 8 12 (12)
5
7 6 5 4 7
5 6 7

Ex. 02 Half Step around the Original Position

22 23

4 5 7 8 6 4 3 5 7 4 5 7
4 5 7 8 6 4 3 5 7 4 5 7

Ex. 03
24 25

5 7 5 6 8 7
7 7 8 7
5 8 8 9 8 10 5

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Ex. 04
26

8 9 10 8
8 9 10
5 7 6 8 12 7 9
5 6

Ex. 05
27 28

8 5 9 6 8 5 7 4
5 8 6 9 5 8 4 7

Ex. 06
29 30

8 7 7 6 7 8
10 9 8 7 8
9 12 11 8 7 9 8 6 5 9

Ex. 07
31 32

8 10 11 12 8
8 10 10 (10)
7 4 8 5 9
5 5 6 6 7 10
3 7 4 8 9

Ex. 08
33

4 5 7 8 6 5 4
4 5 7 8 6 5 4 5 7

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3
3 7
5 7 6 4 3 4 5
6 4 3 4 7 5

Ex. 09 over C Major

35

6 5 7 8
5 4 6 7
5 3 6 7
5 3 6 7

36

8 7 10 12 8
9
12 10 9
10
11 10 8 7

Ex. 10 over D Minor

37

13 12 12 11 10 8 9 7
13 15 12 14 10 12 9 11

38

10 13
13
12 10
10 12
12 10
10 13 10

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10 13 10
13 12 11 10
10 11 12 12 11 10 12 12 10

40

10 13 12 11 10
10
10 11 12 12 11 10 10 12 12
10

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