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Everyone loves to play a Solo.....come on, admit it you know you do :-)

So, here's a challenge with a bit of a difference and if it works and we get some traction could form part of a series.

We're going to start with a Major Scale and the next Challenge will then be a Minor Scale.

So, this is really simple and everyone can enter individually, you don't even have to collaborate, unless you want to - all you have to do is play a solo over a C Major progression. The progression is around 40 seconds long so plenty of time to get your best chops, riffs, licks, bass lines, ohhs and ahhs out. If you want it to be longer then just cut it up and multiply it. Lyricists sorry, no words on this one, but you can play any sort of instrument to join in :-)

The chords on this progression are CMaj7 | Dmin7 | CMaj7 | Dmin7 | G | F | G | Amin7 | G | F | Emin7 | Dmin7 | CMaj7 so the C Major Scale will work perfectly.

No excuses on this one, you don't even need to get other collaborators on board, so whether you are a Vocalist, Guitarist, Bass Player, Sax, Trumpet, Synth, Keyboard, Pianist, Violin, Woodwind, Bagpipes, or any instrument at all you just have to play a solo over the progression. Vocalists, you can harmonise some ohhs and ahhs or be creative and come up with any vocal sound.

Badges, ProCollabs Credits and Kudos go to everyone who enters and if we get over 20 entries I'll also donate my $40 ProCollabs credit to the entry with the most plays when the Challenge closes.

Your solo can be fast, slow, total rock, ballad, subtle, in your face, or whatever - if you want to speed up or slow down the progression, go for it - the world's your oyster.

If you could load your entries into the Challenge Project as an audition (I will accept all of them) and we can keep them all in one place to listen to. Join in the conversation and give kudos to everyone who enters......come on everyone, let's try and get the ball rolling on this one.........  :-)

You can find the Challenge Page here:

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693

Any questions, just post them here.

I'll keep it open until for 4 weeks, so it will end on Monday 22nd July.

Two great entries so far from the talented Alice Minguez and Kaijuro. Check out the project page.

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693

Hoping we get a lot more of you joining in with your "solos" - don't be shy, get out there in the limelight and show us what you've got :-)

Now we have three great entries with MonkeyC's melodic solo - why not have a listen and join in :-)

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693

Now we have four with Raven’s awesome vocal harmonies - plenty of time to join in but it would be good to see a few more entries ;-)

Check them all out here:

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9279

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9275

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9254

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9251

Tell us what you think, let’s get a chat going - even better come and join in ;-)

And here is one from me - so now we have five..........

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9306

And then there were six :-)

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9279

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9275

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9254

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9251

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9306

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9324

Check them out, there's a real variation of ideas and styles, then why not join in the fun and have a go yourself :-)

Check out our seventh entry, it's pretty cool..................... be great if some other of our new members joined in as well :-)

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9350

Some great production from Kimber............

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9355

We’re up to nine entries now and you really should have a listen to this one by Sigmund, its pretty cool in my book:

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9374

Still time to join in :-)

Great, we’ve got to double figures and now have ten entries............

Check out Tony’s slow pentatonic solo ;-)

https://www.procollabs.com/project/1693/track/9389