Hello people,
I am given a chord progression to play a guitar solo and I want to take expert advice as to what mode or scale is this progression based on? and what scale or mode can I use to write a guitar solo!
This is the progression :
B / D / E7 / E7/
B/ D / E7 / E7 /
G/ Bb/ C / D /
The first 8 measures could be B major blues.
Last 4 measure could be G major blues.
What I would do though is use extra notes to add color and bring out the chord tones a bit more. For example, in the first 8 measures on the E7 chord, hit some g#'s even though it’s not part of the B major blues scale.
For a modal approach, again in those first 8 measures, I hear some Lydian stuff on the D chord.
Agreed with @joebegly. Pentatonic B and G would fit just nice!
If you want to have more diatonic sound you may use some other stuff. For example, ‘minimal changes’ approach, which is a bit simplistic and naive but works sometimes.
In that case you have B-nat. major over B, B-dorian over D, B-dorian or B-mel.minor over E7.
Since last four chords are kind of modulation you may use the same chords with root moved to G (G-major, G-dorian, G-dorian/mel.minor… and G-major over D)
Thank you