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THE USEFUL MELODIC MINOR SCALE and TWO FAVORITE MODES
This is for a more “jazzy” sound. Key in wherever you’d normally use a dorian form from the major scale series (my other post on MODES), or the “BOX 1” pentatonic or blues scale. It sounds cool over chord extensions!
OK The melodic minor scale itself; Use: on min/maj chords
Ex/ Key of A (Numbers = fret)
This scale form works wherever you'd normally use a Dorian, or "Box 1" of the penta-blues!
5th Fret
5 7 8 (Thick / 6th st)
5 7 9
6 7 9
5 7 9
7 9 10
7 8 10 (Thin / 1stth st)
And the 4th mode of the melodic minor scale, the Lydian Dominant or as it's sometimes called, the Lydian b7 (Jazzy/Bluesy...Ex/ Steely Dan and/or Larry Carlton used it alot...)
Staying in A "locked in the grid" ; on 7(#11) chords
10 12 14
11 12 14
10 12 14
11 13 14
12 13 15
12 14 16
Finally, the 7th Mode of the Melodic Minor scale, “Super Locrian”. We can use the real estate starting at the 16th fret (or 4th fret-) Use: on dominant chords with altered tensions
16|17 19
15 17 19
16 18|19
16|17 19
17 19 21
17 19 20
1) A Melodic Minor
Aka: Jazz Minor Scale
Use: on min/maj chords
A B C D E F# G#
1 2 b3 4 5 6 7
2) B Dorian b2
Use: on b9sus4 chords
B C D E F# G# A
1 b2 b3 4 5 6 b7
3) C Lydian #5
Aka: Lydian augmented scale
Use: on maj7#5 chords
C D E F# G# A B
1 2 3 #4 #5 6 7
4) D Lydian Dominant
Aka: Lydian b7, Overtone scale
Use: on 7(#11) chords, also see Tritone Chord Substitution
D E F# G# A B C
1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7
5) E Mixolydian b6
Aka: Mixolydian b13 scale, Hindu scale
Use: on dom7b13 chords
E F# G# A B C D
1 2 3 4 5 b6 b7
6) F# Aeolian b5
Aka: Locrian #2 scale
Use: on m7b5 chords and minor II V's (the aeolian b5 scale becomes the altered scale on the V).
F# G# A B C D E
1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7
7) G# Super Locrian Scale
Aka: Altered scale, Locrian b4 scale, Diminished Wholetone
Use: on dominant chords with altered tensions, also see The Altered Scale
G# A B C D E F#
1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7
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