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Melodic Minor Scale Modes Explained

I. The document discusses seven melodic minor modes, including the melodic minor scale, Dorian b2 scale, Lydian #5 scale, Lydian b7 scale, Mixolydian b6 scale, Locrian nat9 scale, and altered scale. Each mode is associated with a corresponding chord. II. The Dorian b2 scale is used to create a resolving dominant 7sus4b9 or 13sus4b9 chord, with the b3 replaced by a 4th. An example progression is G7sus4b9 to Cmaj7. III. The altered dominant scale, also known as the 'Superlocrian' scale, describes a Dominant 7th

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Melodic Minor Scale Modes Explained

I. The document discusses seven melodic minor modes, including the melodic minor scale, Dorian b2 scale, Lydian #5 scale, Lydian b7 scale, Mixolydian b6 scale, Locrian nat9 scale, and altered scale. Each mode is associated with a corresponding chord. II. The Dorian b2 scale is used to create a resolving dominant 7sus4b9 or 13sus4b9 chord, with the b3 replaced by a 4th. An example progression is G7sus4b9 to Cmaj7. III. The altered dominant scale, also known as the 'Superlocrian' scale, describes a Dominant 7th

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Melodic Minor Modes!

I. MELODIC MINOR SCALE - 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, 6, 7 extensions (9, 11, 13)


min/Maj7 Chord

II. DORIAN b2 SCALE - 1, b2, b3, 4, 5, 6, b7 extensions (b9, 11, 13)


Dominant 7sus4b9 Chord
The Dorian b2 scale is used to create a resolving dominant chord - in this case a 7sus4b9 or 13sus4b9
chord. Even though the scale contains a b3 interval we still call the chord a dominant and replace the b3rd
with the 4th, thus creating a dominant chord with a suspended 4th. The resulting chord is always used as a
resolving dominant or V chord with a b9 extension - hence the name Dominant 7sus4b9. An example
progression might be G7sus4b9 to Cmaj7, instead of the normal, basic G7 to Cmaj7.!

III. LYDIAN #5 SCALE - 1, 2, 3, #4, #5, 6, 7 extensions (9, #11,13)


Major 7#5 Chord
Also called Lydian Augmented Scale

IV. LYDIAN b7 SCALE - 1, 2, 3, #4, 5, 6, b7 extensions (9, #11, 13)


Dominant 7#11 Chord
Also called Lydian Dominant Scale

V. MIXOLYDIAN b6 SCALE - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, b6, b7 extensions (9, 11, b13)


Dominant 7 Chord - very rarely used

VI. LOCRIAN nat9 SCALE - 1, 2, b3, 4, b5, b6, b7 extensions (9, 11, b13)
Minor 7b5 Chord

VII. ALTERED SCALE - 1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, b7 ext (b9, #9, b5, #5)
Altered Dominant 7 Chord
The altered dominant scale, also known as the Superlocrian scale is rewritten as 1, b9, #9, 3, b5, #5, b7 to
describe a Dominant 7th chord (1, 3, b7) with four altered tension notes (b9, #9, b5, #5).

b2 becomes b9
b3 becomes #9
b4 becomes 3
b6 becomes #5
The most commonly used melodic minor modes are mode I - Melodic Minor, mode III - Lydian
Augmented, mode IV - Lydian Dominant and mode VII - Altered. The others are used but far
less often in standard harmonic repertoire.

For more on the Melodic Minor scale and its chords see the Melodic Minor PDF files in your
pack.

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