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Too Close – Key & Guitar Solo Scale

Too Close by Alex Clare is in B minor. To solo over it, start with the B minor pentatonic; the B blues scale adds grit and the B natural minor adds melody.

The scale for soloing over Too Close

e|-------------------------------7--10-|
B|-------------------------7--10-------|
G|-------------------7--9--------------|
D|-------------7--9--------------------|
A|-------7--9--------------------------|
E|-7--10-------------------------------|

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B Minor Pentatonic Scale on the whole neck

2 B minor licks to try over Too Close

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

e|-10-7-----7--|
B|-------10----|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

e|-10p-7-------------------------------|
B|---------10--10p-7-------------------|
G|---------------------9---9p--7-------|
D|---------------------------------9---|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Listen: Too Close

Too Close – Alex Clare

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