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Impossible – Key & Guitar Solo Scale

Impossible by James Arthur is in C minor. To solo over it, start with the C minor pentatonic; the C blues scale adds grit and the C natural minor adds melody.

The scale for soloing over Impossible

e|-------------------------------8--11-|
B|-------------------------8--11-------|
G|-------------------8--10-------------|
D|-------------8--10-------------------|
A|-------8--10-------------------------|
E|-8--11-------------------------------|

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C Minor Pentatonic Scale on the whole neck

2 C minor licks to try over Impossible

Box 1 licks from the JamEase lick library, written for C minor (h = hammer-on, p = pull-off, / = slide, b = bend, ~ = vibrato).

e|-11-8-----8--|
B|-------11----|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

e|-11p-8-----------------------|
B|---------11p-8---------------|
G|-----------------10p-8-------|
D|-------------------------10--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Listen: Impossible

Impossible – James Arthur

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