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Good app for scale practice in the context of improvisation?
Hello,
As an intermediate, self-taught guitar player, I am (slowly) improving my grasp of different scale forms (modes of the major and harmonic minor scales, pentatonic scales, some arpeggio forms, etc.) Sometimes I record a loop with a few backing chords to make practicing a scale more interesting. However, what would be great an app which (a) provided backing chords, either made up or from a recognizable song and (b) indicated where to switch keys and scales in the accompaniment.
I have a couple jam apps which have blues backing tracks, for example, but the advice is them to essentially jam in A-minor pentatonic. I am thinking of something with more variety and more challenging in terms of switching scales, keys, etc.
Does such as app exist? If not, is there a good Internet / book resource? I know there are some amazing guitarists / keyboardists on this forum. Thank you in advance.
Thanks.
As an intermediate, self-taught guitar player, I am (slowly) improving my grasp of different scale forms (modes of the major and harmonic minor scales, pentatonic scales, some arpeggio forms, etc.) Sometimes I record a loop with a few backing chords to make practicing a scale more interesting. However, what would be great an app which (a) provided backing chords, either made up or from a recognizable song and (b) indicated where to switch keys and scales in the accompaniment.
I have a couple jam apps which have blues backing tracks, for example, but the advice is them to essentially jam in A-minor pentatonic. I am thinking of something with more variety and more challenging in terms of switching scales, keys, etc.
Does such as app exist? If not, is there a good Internet / book resource? I know there are some amazing guitarists / keyboardists on this forum. Thank you in advance.
Thanks.
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I'd suggest iReal Pro. It's got backing tracks and also the chord/scale prompts functionality you mention. All of those used to be pricey IAPS but all of the IAPS are now free.
It does veer towards a more jazzy direction, but does cater for other styles too. Certainly worth checking out, I don't think you'll regret buying it. Maybe watch some youtube vids.
I'm on a desktop but this should be an appstore link.. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ireal-pro-music-book-play/id298206806?mt=8
Good luck.
Other thing that's great, but not an app, is RockSmith 2015. Session mode is basically a ready made backing track maker. You can specify the instrumentation, complexity, key/mode. You start playing, it plays harder or softer depending on how you are playing, and tells you if you are in key or not.
I guess what I was ideally hoping to find were explicit suggestions about scales to play over chord changes. Of course, this is a matter of taste or personal preference, but if an experienced player / teacher laid out "play A-minor for three bars, then play A harmonic minor over the E, then the song modulates to D minor so play D-minor or D-minor pentatonic..." that would be a great learning tool.
might be it for you. It's one of these apps I have but haven't used yet.
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You guys and your actual practicing. Fucking show-offs.
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id814418583?mt=8