Ricardo -> RE: Rondena Tuning, Scale Patterns (Jan. 20 2022 18:34:53)
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The proper starting place is falsetas, not scales. But since I have some experience improvising over the form (thanks to the Rumba by Gerardo Nunez that my group plays), I can give a few pointers. First of all, a lot of the sound comes from the full open chord of the 6,5,4 and 3rd strings open on a D chord. The notes on the B and E strings are normal so you can treat the two stings in terms of patterns, as the D lydian scale in general….that is 3 sharps. Mixing in the F# harmonic minor is important (3 # plus E #) and also D lydian dominant (C# is lowered to C natural), covers a lot of ground. So work those two strings up and down for a while over the open D chord. Next as you get into the jungle of the middle strings, you will notice that the lowered 3rd string creates patterns that mimic G lydian patters normally seen in Taranta on strings 4–3-2-1, only they are all moved UP physically to strings 5-4-3-2. That is why you will notice some literal transposition of Taranta phrases up a set of strings. Last, the drop D situation is similar to normal drop D stuff (D-A being a 5th means you need 4 notes on the D string before crossing to the A string), only we have the D lydian again which is G# instead of G natural you might be used to.
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