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Here is Tony’s description of Puckstopper:
“Puckstopper
Two single string scales paired with a steady bass pulse will open up a world of bluesy opportunity for you today. The scale is a basic pentatonic scale in the key of E. With only five notes, this scale will provide wonderfully fertile creative ground for you whether this is your first crack at improvising or your millionth. This E minor pentatonic scale is one that will serve as one of the most useful tools in your blues toolbox. Enjoy and create are the two names of the game today.”
First, he says it’s the “pentatonic scale in the key of E”, which is incorrect. The key of E has 4 sharps and leaves out the A and the D#. Later he says “This E minor pentatonic scale”, and that is exactly correct.
All week, he is working with the low E drone. He adds the A string on Thursday for the A7 chord. But notice that E7, A7 and B7 are never in the same key. But this is what both Blues and Jazz do, is use flat 7 major chords, pretty much always referred to as dominant 7 chords.
I don’t know if I’m helping or not. If not, then just ignore me.
MG 😀