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Jeff's Lesson Notes

"Broken wing"

 

This lesson is S.R.V. part 1 of what will be a few.. The lesson example track though loosely based on S.R.V.'s version of "Little wing" is actually a very diverse mix of S.R.V. techniques thrown into one track.. The lesson itself will reveal this to you, and of course I will explain in graphic detail the need to knows on the video lesson.  A full transcription for the lesson example track, "Broken wing" will be available to you on the tabs page of course... We will also discuss the sound.. For the lesson track I actually use 4 different S.R.V. sounds.. It's subtle but the main difference is some are dirtier than others and different pickups are used..  We also used a dry wide stereo reverb for the track, similar to what S.R.V. might use.
 

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Lesson

There are a few scales in play here...  These scales are either 6 or 8 tones generally.. Although a 9 tone could be used too.. As I cover on the video, the chromatic intervals (half step) created by incorporating these extra tones is part of what gives these phrasing sections their personality... This is true of all styles though, not just SRV, but the ones listed below (especially the 8 and 9 tone ones) will certainly help you out if an SRV vibe is what you're going for..

(Basic E pentatonic minor:  E, G, A, B, D)

(Basic E minor scale:  E, F#, G, A, B, C, D)

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Scale 1:  6 tone blues scale, based on the E pentatonic minor but with the flat 5 added in.

Pitches:  E, G, A, Bb, B, D

E______________________________0_________________
B________________________0_3_5___________________
G__________________0_2_3_________________________
D_____________0_2________________________________
A______0_1_2_____________________________________
E__0_3___________________________________________

Scale 2:  6 tone blues scale, based on the E pentatonic minor but with the 3rd of the Major added in.

Pitches:  E, G, G#, A, B, D

E______________________________0________________
B________________________0_3_5__________________
G_________________0_1_2_________________________
D____________0_2________________________________
A________0_2_____________________________________
E__0_3_4_________________________________________

Scale 3:  6 tone blues scale, based on the E pentatonic minor but with the Major 6th  (dorian) added in.

Pitches:  E, G, A, B, C#, D

E________________________________0______________
B_______________________0_2_3_5_________________
G__________________0_2__________________________
D_____________0_2_______________________________
A______0_2_4____________________________________
E__0_3__________________________________________

Scale 4:  6 tone blues scale, based on the E pentatonic minor but with the Major 7th (Harmonic minor) added in.

Pitches:  E, G, A, B, D, D#

E________________________________0______________
B_______________________0_3_4_5_________________
G__________________0_2__________________________
D___________0_1_2_______________________________
A______0_2______________________________________
E__0_3__________________________________________

Scale #5 below ties these scales together..  There are a couple configurations of it you can work with and I give a couple different ways to play it below.  The most common is the first way

Version 1:  8 tone scale, based on the E pentatonic minor but with the flat 5  and 3rd of the Major, and the Major 7th added in. (as shown on the video)

Pitches:  E, G, G#, A, Bb, B, D, D#

E_______________________________________0______________
B_______________________________0_3_4_5________________
G______________________0_1_2_3_________________________
D_______________0_1_2__________________________________
A________0_1_2_________________________________________
E__0_3_4_______________________________________________
 

Version 2:  8 tone scale, based on the E pentatonic minor but with the 3rd of the Major, the Major 6th, and the flat 5th added in.

Pitches:  E, G, G#, A, Bb, B, C#, D

E______________________________________0_____________
B_____________________________0_2_3_5________________
G____________________0_1_2_3_________________________
D________________0_2_________________________________
A________0_1_2_4_____________________________________
E__0_3_4_____________________________________________

Optional, version 3 of these larger scales is a big scale that uses the properties of all of the scales I've covered so far.. Now you have to understand that these are boiled down for a lesson... but these larger scales are really what players like SRV work with to create their phrasing sections.. It's not just a bunch of pentatonic scales as some seem to think... This little fact is also why I strongly suggest that beginner players focus on learning the notes on their guitar BEFORE they get too far ahead of themselves...

Version 3:  9 tone scale, based on the E pentatonic minor but with the flat 5  and 3rd of the Major, the Major 6th, and the Major 7th added in.

Pitches:  E, G, G#, A, Bb, B, C#, D, D#

E___________________________________________0___________
B________________________________0_2_3_4_5______________
G_______________________0_1_2_3_________________________
D_________________0_1_2_________________________________
A________0_1_2_4________________________________________
E__0_3_4________________________________________________

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