Music friends of all levels, what are some of your favorite licks, scales, etc. to play on improvisation?

Music friends of all levels, what are some of your favorite licks, scales, etc. to play on improvisation?
A couple of my favorites are diminished scales on 7 chords and the arpeggiating down a minor 9 chord to the root.

It was fun last thread, so share your knowledge and tits, or even ask questions to be answered if you're starting out or at an intermediate level.

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i like minor and major pentatonic scales. Really good for r&b licks

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Love 'em. They're really overshadowed by the blues scale due to their similarity though.
I use the triple ascending pattern a lot: (d min) D FDF GFG AGA CAC etc.

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Yeah very similar to blues scales . I feel like blues scales are a little cheesy so its perfect for getting the same message out. If been exploring it on my ableton push. It has various scale modes that really have helped me sense im not great on my theory or scales other than the major 12

Enharmonic minors

7dim5 chords sound really good to me, particularly E7dim5. I like the E chord in general - E, E7 and Em just please my ears. I don't know why.

They can be really cheesed, almost to the point where I try to avoid blues scales altogether, which is a shame since it really is a great tool especially for students. David Sanborn goes above and beyond with it, though, I barely recognize his licks are off the blues scale until I read them.
I used to be out of touch with theory too, but when I was, learning chord scales were a great way to help develop a natural ear. Google some scales that fit over chords and try them out, it's still a ton easier than having to think in a theoretical way and leads to neat results.

Same here my dude. E anything is a really pleasing sound, even though it's a pain to deal with on Eb and Bb instruments.
I think I read a thesis a while back that stated E centralized keys brought out similar feelings of calm and happiness associated with love and family. Could be just a PHD student bullshitting his way to a degree, but I could see how it can be that.

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>Could be just a PHD student bullshitting his way to a degree

Not him but look up hemi-sync and meditation related videos on youtube. Certain frequencies supposedly make us feel different emotions.

I don't think there's actual science behind it but it's interesting just the same.

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True enough.

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Less porn more music theory. How do I get eastern/Indian meditative sounds and why is it the prhrygian scale?

I like to make use of the locrian mode as a metal bass player

Difficult to say, phrygian is a good start. I don't remember everything, but the scales are built off of bends to certain notes creating quarter tones. Look up Raga and see if you can find videos of sitar players explaining it, since I'm rusty on that info.

Always.

As an expansion, most Indian scales change descending, like the melodic minor scale in western music, so keep that in mind.

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