pjzep Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harris Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leddy Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 For phrasing he is a master at the pentonic minor/major scales..he does use the Aeolian (nat minor) and Ionian (maj) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-ocean87 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 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 ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tophat Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I didn't know that Jimmy was a guitarist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurious Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazz Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad dog Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harris Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Youre not. if you read the rest of the quote I agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Dog_90 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep45 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I didn't know that Jimmy was a guitarist. Your so thick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leddy Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 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 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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