Originally Posted By: MarioD
For example you know how to form a major scale but playing a major scale as your lead is just plain wrong. YMMV


I see where Mario's coming from on this. A couple of the lessons posted recently give the impression that the comp chord dictates the melody and that the melody is restricted to the key being played. In other words, when the bar is a CMaj, then the melody can be found in the CMaj scale. It doesn't work that way. So many of the You Tube teachers stress patterns, as opposed to notes.
Here is an example from one of the lead sheets I posted today. Please don't be too critical, this is for in-house use:
Just As I Am Lead Sheet Part One
Look at the first four bars. What's that F note doing in bar #2? (It is part of a two note slur, if that's the term) Or the F Note in bar three? There's no F note in the G Scale. This could go on.Here's Page Two FYI:
JAIA Pt Two


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