Hoping for some help with guitar theory

ryanblumenow

Hi all,

I was hoping someone could perhaps help a brother out by giving me the short version of what this guy is playing:

Is he just noodling around in a scale? Is he playing a particular progression? Would appreciate any insight! ?

Hasie

Take a look at this:
http://www.guitarforum.co.za/general-discussion/chord-progressions/

ryanblumenow

Thanks a lot!

Is there any easy way to work out what key he is playing in for the vid?

TokyoP0P

Well, its a cover of The Loner by Gary Moore so you'll find loads of tabs for both the lead and the rhythm online.

ryanblumenow

Thanks so much!

And that link to the theory discussion is very cool too, thanks! Any others I would love to see them!

V8

ryanblumenow wrote: Thanks a lot!

Is there any easy way to work out what key he is playing in for the vid?

There's a bit of yak-yak in this vid, but it's a useful trick I've used since I watched it. Skip to about 3mins to get to the 1st example.

I came up with Gminor as the tonic of the progression for The Loner. Although I didn't know what the lead was in, a bit of googling found the quote below, I didn't check if this actually it though.

...based on the G natural minor scale (G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F), and the ending improvisations in G minor pentatonic scale (G, Bb, C, D, F, but you probabaly all know that scale).