Originally posted by Tele Master
Lets expand this thread a bit, what scale or mode is most closely related to Rockabilly Music?

Originally posted by lalimacefolle
no scale will save your butt, you have to play the changes

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Well, what works on the actual chord progression. Let's say you take a typical rockabilly prog:

C Am F G
C Am F G
F Fm C C7
F Fm G G7

In the first 2 lines, you can play C major pentatonic (it's the same as A minor)
But the 2 F Fm chords don't allow you to go by just ripping the fretboard. Most players will outline the change by playing the 3 to the m3, like this

-----13-15)----------------------------
---13----------------------------------
-14------------------------------------
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--------------(scoop vibrato bar)--------
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-----13-15)----------------------------
---13----------------------------------
-13------------------------------------
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--------------(scoop vibrato bar)--------
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Like in Jazz, you can't get the whole picture in one page... But that's a start. Also, if you wanna play rockabilly, get yourslef a nive slapback echo, you'll see that those major pentatonics sound niftier with it...