This track features a very old school rock vibe. It’s a two-chord progression in the key of B minor. The chords go from a Bm9 chord to an Emadd2 chord, (024000).

What relates to all:

Over both chords try B Minor Pentatonic & Blues scales. Minor Pentatonic usually sounds very cool over rock jams. In this jam B Minor Pentatonic relates to all:

B Minor Pentatonic & Blues: B, D, E, F, F#, A

Be sure to analyze the chords to determine if a minor mode can be played over all the chords. In this jam there is no major IV chord and no minor ii chord so we can also utilize B Natural Minor scales over both chords as those scales also relate to all.  B Natural Minor is also called the B Aeolian Mode.

If you are not familiar with Natural Minor you can use the concept of major vs. relative minor to play major scales. Every major key has a relative minor key that has exactly the same notes in it. The relative major of B minor is D major. B Natural Minor scales have the exact same notes as D Major:

B Natural Minor = B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A

D Major = D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#

(Same notes – just emphasize the root of the mode, B.)

Play all your D Major scales but focus on and emphasize the B notes for B Natural Minor, (B Aeolian). Start on and resolve licks to the B notes as well as other strong chord tones within both chords.

Treat each chord as a separate event:

In this jam there is a lot of time on each chord so you can try many different soloing avenues over each chord. For example, try switching pentatonics or natural minor scales over each chord.

• Over just the Bm9 chord try B Minor Pentatonic & Blues, B Natural Minor (=D Major), and B Dorian (=A Major).
• Over just the Emadd2 chord try E Minor Pentatonic & Blues, E Natural Minor (=G major) and E Dorian (=D Major).

Also try various minor type arpeggios over each chord and then mixing them in with their respective scales.