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Guitarists, use this thread to share your lead guitar ideas, comments, or questions about playing along with a band in the key of C, or track 01 of the FREE Jam Tracks CD, or simply playing over a C major chord.
Notes about track 01: This entire progression is played using different positions of the C major chord up and down the neck.
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LEAD GUITAR IDEAS:
Major: The most obvious scale to use is C major.
Minor: You can offer some contrast to the progression by focusing on A, the relative minor root note.
Pentatonic: C major pentatonic and/or C minor pentatonic both work well with this track.
Alternative Keys: You can also play the F Major and G Major scales over this progression because both consist of the notes C, E & G which make up the C major chord.
Modes: Ionian (same as major), Lydian and Mixolydian all work because they share the same notes as the C chord (root=C, major third=E, fifth=G).
Contrasting Modes: Dorian, Phrygian and Aeolian will work in some cases because they share the root and fifth, but they include a minor third (Eb) which will contrast with the major third (E) played by the rhythm guitar.
Finally, the Locrian mode can be played for a strong contrast. The only common tone is the C note, the third and fifth scale tones are both flat, Eb and Gb.
While playing along with the CD, you will find that these modes work better when you pan your speakers to just drums and bass.
Exotic Scales: Any scale consisting of notes C, E & G will compliment this progression.

Please get involved by sharing your experiences, comments or questions.

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