how do i find the scale for a particular chord ?

[leighbeynon]

so i have a basic chord progression, how can i find out what scale applys to this for solo sections, so i stay in key ?


is there a site i can just enter in the chords and get the scale ?
i will post the chord structure later on


ta leigh

[nuffink]

http://www.outsideshore.com/school/musi ... /index.htm

[leighbeynon]

er not sure that helps, i dont know the name of the chord at all,
i can just tell you the notes as its in midi,

i thought there could be a site that i can enter the chord notes and then get the scale for this chord ?? no ?

thanks interesting site i will read more on this site

leigh

[qa2pir]

Just add all the chords up together in MIDI. i.e. play all of them at once, so you can see which notes are being used. If there are seven of them, that's probably all the notes in the scale.

[leighbeynon]

ok, here are the chords i have, just need to know scale for em
or even what key they are in, so i can use a scale plug in

F, C G# A#
G#, F, D#, C, C
G, F, A#, D#

Then 2nd section is
F,D,A,G, F,C,A,A#, C#,G#, C,F
C#,G#, C, F, F, D, A#, G, D#

Hope someone can help me figure this out,
ta leigh

[beboop]

First thing, change the sharps to flats -- you're in F minor. Try F dorian, aeolian, or minor pentatonic.

If you want to name those chords something, using the chord symbol conventions, then what you call them depends on context. the first two are relatively unambiguous.


Fm(add11)
Ab6

the third one, enh. could be

Gm7(#5) -- spelling the Eb as D#. The point of chord symbols is to give whoever has to read them the least ambiguous reference, as simply as possible. They're not absolutes, they're not intended to be. Why treat the D#/Eb as a fifth, and call the chord Gm7(#5)? Because it's the simplest to see and parse on a lead sheet.

other of several possibilites could be
Bbsus/G
Eb(add9)/G

ok that's already too much information. You're in F minor.

[leighbeynon]

ok many thanks, i didnt play the chords you see, im just trying to work with them and want my solo sections to stay in key,

thats why i wanted to find out what key / scale etc

f minor sounds ok to me, thank you very much,

i hope to learn all this myself, im ready for years of lessons !