If my brother is playing chords G,C, and D on the guitar. What scale do I want t

Question:My brother was playing chords G,C, and D on the guitar so I thought that I would need to play a G scale on the violin to match him when I solo. I do not understand which scale I need to play if he is playing those chords. I need help.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: My brother was playing chords G,C, and D on the guitar so I thought that I would need to play a G scale on the violin to match him when I solo. I do not understand which scale I need to play if he is playing those chords. I need help.

You can use a G major scale to solo over those chords in the key of G, but there are some basic rules.

A G chord is made up of the notes G B D, so when he's playing a G chord you want to emphasize those notes in your solo (ie: place those notes on downbeats or accented notes). You can use the other notes in the scale as well but over a G chord, the G, B and D notes should be the main notes in your solo melody.

A C chord is made up of the notes C E G, so when he's playing a C chord you want to emphasize those notes in that part of your solo. Again, you can use the other notes in the scale, but C, E and G should be the main notes in your solo melody over the C chord.

A D chord is made up of the notes D F# A, so when he's playing a D chord, those are the notes you want to emphasize in that part of your solo.

IOW, you need to be aware at every moment where you are in the chord progression -- what chord is currently being played, how many beats will it be played for, and what is the next chord coming up in the chord progression -- so that you can think ahead and come up with melodic ideas that transition smoothly from one chord change to the next.

As has already been suggested, you can use either the G major scale throughout the whole song, or use different scales to solo over each of the chords -- G major pentatonic (G A B D E G) over the G chord, C pentatonic (C D E G A C) over the C chord, and D pentatonic (D E F# A C) over the D chord.

If you're playing blues, a G blues scale (G Bb C Db D F G) will work over the entire chord progression.

Hope this helps.

as long as it is harmonious to the G C or D ( a 5th either way) maybe, it should sound okay.

G Major is a good guess, but you can still get some "avoid notes". Try G Major Pentatonic:
G, A, B, D, E.

To sound bluesy, play G Minor Pentatonic:
G, B flat, C, D, F

Play in the key of G

you are correct just play a G scale and listen don't just play