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Style => Jazz => Topic started by: Wolfram on July 10, 2008, 09:02:51 AM
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I get a lot of questions about what scale to play with what chord when soloing. I am going to break this down into chunks to make things easier to digest :o)
LEGEND W= Whole Step H=Half Step -3= minor third
I am going to work all of these in the key of C....
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There are five basic categories of scales:
SCALE NAME CONSTRUCTION Scale in C Basic Chord in C
Major W W H W W W H C D E F G A B C C E G B D
Dominant 7th W W W H W W H C D E F G A Bb C C E G Bb D
Minor (Dorian) W H W W W H W C D Eb F G A Bb C C Eb G Bb D
Half Diminished (Locrian) H W W H W W W C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C C Eb Gb Bb
Diminished (8 tone scale W H W H W H W H C D Eb F Gb Ab A B C C Eb Gb A(Bbb)
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Category 1: Major Scales
CHOICES SCALE NAME CONSTRUCTION SCALE CHORD
Cmaj7 Major W W H W W W H C D E F G A B C C E G B D
Cmaj7 BeBop W W H W H H W H C D E F G G# A B C C E G B D
Cmaj7 +4 Lydian W W W H W W H C D E F# G A B C C E G B D
C(b6) Harmonic Major W W H W H -3 H C D E F G Ab B C C E G B D
C+5, C+4 Lydian Augmented W W W W H W H C D E F# G# A B C C E G# B D
C Augmented -3 H -3 H - 3 H C D# E G Ab B C C E G B D
C Diminished H W H W H W H W C Db D# E F# G A Bb C C E G B D
C Blues -3 W H H -3 W C Eb F F# G Bb C C E G B D
C Major Pentatonic W W -3 W -3 C D E G A C C E G B
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Category 2: Dominant 7th Scales
CHOICES SCALE NAME CONSTRUCTION SCALE CHORD
C7 Dominant 7th W W H W W H W C D E F G A Bb C C E G Bb D
C7 BeBop W W H W W H H H C D E F G A Bb B C C E G Bb D
C7 +4 Lydian Dominant W W W H W H W C D E F# G A Bb C C E G Bb D
C7(b6) Hindu W W H W H W W C D E F G Ab Bb C C E G Bb D
C7(b9) Spanish / Jewish H -3 H W H W W C Db E F G Ab Bb C C E G Bb (Db)
C7(b9) Diminished H W H W H W H W C Db D# E F# G A Bb C C E G Bb D
C7(#9) Diminished WT H W H W W W W C Db D# E F# G# Bb C C E G# Bb D (D#)
C7+5 Whole Tone W W W W W W C D E F# G# Bb C C E G# Bb D
C Blues -3 W H H -3 W C Eb F F# G Bb C C E G Bb D
C Major Pentatonic W W -3 W -3 C D E G A C C E G Bb
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Category 3: Minor Scales
CHOICES SCALE NAME CONSTRUCTION SCALE CHORD
C- or C-7 Minor (Dorian) W H W W W H W C D Eb F G A Bb C C Eb G Bb D F
C- or C-7 BeBop W H H H W W H W C D Eb E F G A Bb C C Eb G Bb D F
C- or C-7 Blues -3 W H H -3 W C Eb F F# G Bb C C Eb G Bb D F
C- or C-7 Minor Pentatonic -3 W W -3 W C Eb F G Bb C C Eb G Bb
C- or C-7 Diminished W H W H W H W C D Eb F F# G# A B C C Eb G Bb D
C-(maj7) Melodic Minor W H W W W W H C D Eb F G A B C C Eb G B D F
C-(maj7b6) Harmonic Minor W H W W H -3 H C D Eb F G Ab B C C Eb G Bb D
C- or C-(b9b6) Phrygian H W W W H W W C Db Eb F G A Bb C C Eb G Bb D
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Category 4: Half Diminished Scales
CHOICES SCALE NAME CONSTRUCTION SCALE CHORD
Cø Locrian H W W H W W W C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C C Eb Gb Bb
Cø(#2) Half Diminished #2 W H W H W W W C D Eb F Gb Ab Bb C C Eb Gb Bb D
Cø BeBop H W W H H H W W C Db Eb F Gb G Ab Bb C C Eb G Bb
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Category 5: Diminished Scales
CHOICES SCALE NAME CONSTRUCTION SCALE CHORD
C° Diminished W H W H W H W H C D Eb F Gb Ab B C C Eb Gb Bbb