Jimmy Page Solos

[pjzep]

For all the musicians and theory guys in this section, I was just wondering when Jimmy Page does a solo, does he use mostly the pentatonic scales or does he get into modes?

Thanks

[Matt Harris]

a bit of both, he does pentatonic in heartbreaker. He goes into modes in the apparently solo in bring it on home. (Which is the part straight after the blues part).

I know because I play those solos and I'm a very good guitar player. said to be as good as jimmy, which I doubt. I'm nearly as good. Nobody's as good as Jimmy Page.

Edited December 17, 2008 by Matt Harris

[leddy]

For phrasing he is a master at the pentonic minor/major scales..he does use the Aeolian (nat minor) and Ionian (maj) .

[Cactus]

He breaks in and out of typical scales - see Since I've Been Loving You for example. Blues in Cm, you would expect him to play Cm Pentatonic, but he doesn't. That is his genius, knowing when to stick with the rules, and when to break them.

[the-ocean87]

In 1977 he sometimes played out of key. For example in "No Quarter", He sometimes played in minor when there was major and major when there was minor.

But he is the greatest player of all time ;-)

[tophat]

I didn't know that Jimmy was a guitarist.

[Mercurious]

In 1977 he sometimes played out of key. For example in "No Quarter", He sometimes played in minor when there was major and major when there was minor.

But he is the greatest player of all time ;-)

In 1977 he could hardly stand up! Yet he managed to say more then with those strangled string bends and blind alley runs than guys like Eric Clapton ever said. He also played backwards a lot, which not too many guitarists do. Neil Young does it ("Like a Hurricane" has some backwards stuff in it) but Jimmy did it all the time, playing against the beat or behind it. The live "Immigrant Song' solo is a good example -- it's F sharp minor and he's using a minor scale, but it rides back against the song which has a real dissonant affect. It dives back into the beat. That's one of his best solos, imo. Funny, there's no solo at all on the record.

Edited December 18, 2008 by Mercurious

[gazz]

a bit of both, he does pentatonic in heartbreaker. He goes into modes in the apparently solo in bring it on home. (Which is the part straight after the blues part).

I know because I play those solos and I'm a very good guitar player. said to be as good as jimmy,

Youre not.

[FireOpal]

In 1977 he sometimes played out of key. For example in "No Quarter", He sometimes played in minor when there was major and major when there was minor.

But he is the greatest player of all time ;-)

He's an outrider, that's why. Dig his "out" playing on The Firm's Radioactive - so out it's virtually in. And yes, he is the greatest guitarist of all time.

[mad dog]

In 1977 he sometimes played out of key. For example in "No Quarter", He sometimes played in minor when there was major and major when there was minor.

But he is the greatest player of all time ;-)

There are not any wrong notes, if you no what your doing. Its all about tension/release and the mastery of that

[Matt Harris]

Youre not.

if you read the rest of the quote I agree with you.

[bigstickbonzo]

It doesn't matter if you can emulate Page's solos. I can drum like Bonzo, but that doesn't make me as good or better than him.

[Black_Dog_90]

I love Jimmy Page's solos. So creative and good sounding. The answer is already answered. My favorite guitar solo is "Stairway To Heaven" and "Whole Lotta Love". Besides "Stairway To Heaven", I also like "Since I've Been Loving You", "Whole Lotta Love" and "Heartbreaker" solos.

[ledzep45]

I didn't know that Jimmy was a guitarist.

Your so thick

[leddy]

He breaks in and out of typical scales - see Since I've Been Loving You for example. Blues in Cm, you would expect him to play Cm Pentatonic, but he doesn't. That is his genius, knowing when to stick with the rules, and when to break them.

Thats the thing with the blues, it breaks all the rules of traditional harmony playing minor scale over a dominant( major) chords but it works .