No chords go with this scale in the same way that chords go with more standard scales, simply because it's "badly" constructed from a traditional western point of view. However, as you will notice, the root, third and fifth are the same as in the major scale, so if you simply drone along on a major triad for a while, you can play a solo or melody in the suggested scale over it. No need to stay within the scale slavishly throughout the song. Music doesn't work that way. You don't even have to use the whole scale. Just explore the semitone steps that makes it special. For me, in a guitar context, that would be (in A, just as an example):I’m sorry but I know nothing about music theory or scales can somebody tell me any chords that go with this scale. I usually just play a few basic chords and create a very basic melody around them therefore I’ll find this very hard.
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---------------6-7-9-
-----------7-8-------
-----4-5-7-----------
-5-6-----------------
Notice how the 5-6 interval on the E string and the 4-5-7 interval on the A string produce a surf guitar sound?
Alternatively you can construct chords or dyads (= two-note "chords") at random from the available notes. Some dyads turn out very pretty, like this little sequence (x means rest):
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-7-6-7-x-7-6------
-5-4-5-x-5-4-4-x-
---------------5-x-
You can also find power chords sequences (first and fifth) that produce a Nirvana-like (the band, not the condition) feel.
Statistics: Posted by skipscada — Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:54 am