If you read my last practice journal entry, you noticed that I mentioned my chord work this week was "sucking wind" ...  For those of you that have not heard that term, that is a cute(ish) way of saying I was not keeping up with my chord work goals for the week.

Spent some time yesterday working with a progression in C# Phrygian and came up with a very moody two chord progression going from C# minor to Amaj11 (see tab below). This is played finger style using even 16th notes. To solo over this, try C# Phrygian. If you do not know that scale, think A major - but starting on the C# or third note of the A major scale. Be sure to emphasize the C#, D, E and B to get the Phrygian flavor.

C# minor pentatonic will also work over this progression.

Have fun with it. I am!

    C#m                                              Amaj11

E------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------

B-7-------7-----7----5------5-----5----   -5-----5----5---5-----5-----5----

G---6-------6-----6----6------6-----6--   ---6-----6----6---6-----6------6-    

D-----0-------0-----------0------0------   -----0-----0---------0-----0-----     

A-4-------------------4------------------   ------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------   -4---------------5---------------