0:00 Introduction
0:34 One-Note-Samba Example
0:58 The most important degrees
2:45 Climbing Up (1)
3:55 Climbing Up (2)
4:50 Why does it work?
6:24 Example 1
8:36 Example 2
11:14 Soloing
12:18 Minor scales
13:42 Example 3
14:26 The John Williams Connection

This is a video about how some scale degrees are more powerful than others. The root and the fifth, specifically, fit in with almost any chord progression you can come up with, and are great ways to build very forceful melodies! I'll demonstrate this using multiple examples, both major and minor. As a bonus, at the end of the video I'll point out how the root and fifth act as great openers for several John Williams themes. Enjoy!

(Damn it, the thumbnail would have been so much better if this was a video about fourths)