Harmonic Minor with a twist

[CanyonCarver]

Last week my teacher introduced me to the theory behind the Harmonic minor scale. I had been noodling with it unknowningly for years to show off, but his lesson helped make it gel.

I layed down a heavy backing track with the drum machine last night and started wailing away on a chord progression I came up with. It works with A Harmonic Minor, then changes to A aolian.
I think I'll develop it into a “prog-style” song. That should be fun...

I realize the playing is a bit spotty. I felt like I was “in the zone” earlier that evening, but I was clipping the VU meters all over the place and had to scrap my first takes. Of course when I though I got the recording levels right, the touch was gone... it's just noodling anyway.

[ericgtr]

Sounds good CC, some of it sounds like it's from india so you are obviously doing it right [img]images/smilies/icon_wink.gif[/img] I liked the backing track too, nice and heavy crunch.

[CanyonCarver]

Thanks, Eric.
I alternate between Harmonic and Aolian. The harmonic minor gives it its “persian” sound, while the aolian is more basic mode.
I started doing it with a different progression at first, where I only played harmonic minor, and became a drone real quick. The mode change makes it more interesting.
I'm still new to all this so I discover as I go.

I'll try to record a better session on the same progression tonight and replace this mp3 in the morning so it sounds more like I know what I'm doing though...

Note: I used a Mesa Recto and a Soldano for the two guitar parts.

[homeunit]

Desert music man!

[wip5150]

CC - sorry it took me so long to post bro. This track has a very good grove on it and I can really feel the middle eastern influence here. Thanks for posting this - it was the only thing that could wake me up this morning.

[CanyonCarver]

Desert music! LOL!

Wip, glad this could wake you up.
I didn't get to record last night as I got back from my kid's BMX racing practice very late. We'll give it another shot tonight maybe.