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Anybody have any favorite minor scale runs or phrases that they want to share? Here's
some variations that I use:

Dm phrase


Dm Phrase wav file

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1 __________________________________________________________________________________
2 ________________________________________________________|_________________________
3 ________________________________________________________|_________________________
4 ________________________________________________________|_________________________
5 ____________11A__11___10________________________________|_________________________
6 ________11________________10B___________________________|_________________________
7 _10__11________________________11___10__________________|___(B6th/E9TH tuning)____
8 ________________________________________10___9__________|_________________________
9 ________________________________________________________|_9A__8A__________________
10________________________________________________9A__8A__|_________8B___7B__8B___6_
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Cm phrase

Cm Phrase wav file


1 _____________________________________________________6_______________________
2 _____________________________________________________________________________
3 ____________________________________________6B ~~ 6__________________________
4 ________________________________________6C_______________8 ~ 8C___8__________
5 __6 ~~ 6C_________6C ~~ 6___________6C_______________________________8_______
6 ______________6B___________6 ~~ 6B___________________________________________
7 ___________6_________________________________________________________________
8 _____________________________________________________________________________
9 _____________________________________________________________________________
10_____________________________________________________________________________
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Am phrase 1

Am Phrase 1 wav file

1 _____________________________________________________________________________
2 ______________________________________________8______8_______________________
3 _____________________________________________________________________________
4 _______________________________10 ___9 ~~ 8__________________________________
5 __________________________10A____________________8A_____8A ~~ 8______8_~~ 8__
6 _____________________10B__________________________________________8__8 ~~ 8A_
7 _____________9 ~~10__________________________________________________________
8 __________8__________________________________________________________________
9 _____________________________________________________________________________
10___8 ~~8A____________________________________________________________________
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This first part of this last one was "lifted" off a Pat Severs
(Pirates of the Mississippi) solo:
Am phrase 2

Am Phrase 2 wav file


1 _________8________8________8_________________________________________________
2 ________________________8____________________________________________________
3 ___7 ~~8_______8_____________________________________________________________
4 ____________8________8________8______________________________________________
5 __________________________________8A ~~ 8____________________________________
6 ___________________________________________8_________________________________
7 ______________________________________________8______________________________
8 _________________________________________________8 ~~ 7______________________
9 _____________________________________________________________________________
10__________________________________________________________8 ~~ 8A____________
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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 24 April 2001 at 10:04 PM.]</p></FONT>

Just plain great stuff here Mike. Very nice tab work and the sound clips. Minor licks is what we need pal; and you pulled of some great ones.
Keep'um coming.
Ricky

Here's a minor lick for E9. This is my first attempt at tabbing. I hope it comes out as planned. This lick can be played slow or fast. I made a wave file for it, but couldn't figure out how to post it. If you want the wave file, I can email it to you. It sure makes it easier to figure out tab when you have a general idea how it's supposed to sound. Ed

Thanks to Mike Selecky for instructions on how to post wave files. I will try to edit & post the wave for this tab.

On the first phrase, do not block; let the notes ring & after picking the 4th string at the 11th fret, just slide back to the 10th fret & let it ring. The 5th, 6th & 7th strings should still be ringing.


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1 ______________________________________
2 ______________________________________
3 ______________________________________
4 _____________________________11 ~ 10__
5 ____________________11 ~ 11A_~~~~_10A
6 ___________11 ~ 11B__~~~~~~~~~~~~_10B
7 __10 ~~ 11__~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_10__
8 ______________________________________
9 ______________________________________
10______________________________________

1 ______________________________________
2 ______________________________________
3 ______________________________________
4 ______________________________________
5 __10A_________________________________
6 ______10b ~ 10____10 ~ 10B____________
7 _______________10_____________10 ~hold
8 ______________________________________
9 ___________________________10 ~~~ 10L_
10______________________________________
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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ed McCollum on 25 April 2001 at 12:10 AM.]</p></FONT><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ed McCollum on 26 April 2001 at 09:27 PM.]</p></FONT><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ed McCollum on 26 April 2001 at 09:31 PM.]</p></FONT><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ed McCollum on 26 April 2001 at 09:42 PM.]</p></FONT>

Mike
Really liked that Cm phrase


Am phrase

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F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------8---------------------------------------------------
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------8---------------------------------------------------------
B --------------8A----8A----8A-8---------------------------------------------
G#-----------8--------------------8--8B-8------------------------------------
F#-----------------------------------------8---------------------------------
E -----7--8-----------------------------------8--7---------------------------
D --7-----------------------------------------------7~~~~~~------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

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Don,t know how to get a wav-clip here either. It will be in your mail instead.

Bengt Erik

OK, I did sneak in a little diminished run at the end of this Em phrase.

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F#--------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------
G#--------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------
B --3A----------------------------------------------
G#-----3~~3B----3~~~~~~~~---3-----------------------
F#-----------3-----------------3--------------------
E --------------------------------3~~2--------------
D --------------------------------------2~~~~~~~~---
B --------------------------------------------------
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .


1---------------------------------------------------
2------------------------3--------------------------
3---------------------------------------------------
4---------------------3-----------------------------
5------------------3A-------3A----------------------
6---------------3--------------3~~3B----3-----------
7------------3-----------------------3-----3--------
8------2~~3-----------------------------------3~~3L-
9---2-----------------------------------------------
10---------------------------------------------------
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .


1---------------------------3-----------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------
3---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4---------------------3L-------3-----3--------------------------------------
5---------------3a-------3a-------------3A----------------------------------
6---------3B-------3B----------------------3--------------------------------
7---3--------3--------------------------------3-----------------------------
8------3L----------------------------------------3--------------------------
9---------------------------------------------------------------------------
10---------------------------------------------------3A~~~~~~~~~~------------
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

NOTE 3a = Halfpedal or split with a B-Bb lower. 3A = Full pedal
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Bengt Erik

Another Em phrase

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F#-----------6~~5------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#--7B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----7~~6-----------5~~3---------------------------------------------------
B -----------------5A-------3A-----------------------------------------------
G#-----------------------------3-----3B--3-----------------------------------
F#--------------------------------3-----------3------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------3L----3---------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------3~~3A--------------------
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
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Bengt Erik