BassMan94

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1342173864' post='1730722'] there aren't that many people who will want to play 'Donna Lee' with you for hours at a time [/quote] I'd Love That !

Love to hear how it goes , I'll be taking a jump to grade 8 in the coming months. It's just the ear test and improvisation bits that baffle me

Is this the one that has the grade piece 'All funked up' ?

[quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1341849107' post='1725069'] Knowing the interval IMO. You can't do much with absolute pitch you can't do with excellent relative pitch. Know what a root - 5th or a 5th - root sounds like. Then (as long as you know the rhythm) you can come up with about 20 billion country basslines... as long as you have chord changes for comparison. I'm no expert. But what I have found hugely helpful in theory is the 12 bar blues. Loads of demos online going through the theory, and common variations... you'll know what root - 4 - 5 sounds like in no time. Give it a whirl: [url="http://www.solfege.org/"]http://www.solfege.org/[/url] There are other options. [/quote] That's great ! I can recognise the easier ones so to say, major/minor third, fifth. Guess it's just repetition of the intervals untill they stick in your head.

It really is just knowing what the note sounds like even before you play it

Ok guys, So everyone can make great lines, improvisation in their heads but it's when your trying to convey it onto the fretboard. I can't do it straight away but after a couple of minutes I can play the line that's circling my head, that's after a lot of trial and error. Anyone know a way in which I can speed this process so less mistakes are made and I can play idea after idea ? One of the most common things I get told from friends is 'Interval training', will this actually help me convey ideas onto the fretboard ? Any inputs great

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Ive always left it to if it sounds good, its good! But i really need to brush up on the theory side so just thought why does this work, theoretically? And yes ! thats where I actually started practicing chord tones