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To start things off: Jazz Scales. Everyone is always asking about them, so I compiled everything most of you will ever need (and then some).
JAZZ THEORY
(How to read: Number refers to what degree of the scale is played, for instance starting on C major:
1 – C
b2 – Db/C#
2 – D
#2/b3 – Eb/D#
3 – E
4 – F
#4/b5 – Gb/F#
5 – G
b6/#5 – Ab/G#
6 – A
#6/b7 – Bb/A#
7 – B
8 – C one octave up
b9 – Db/C# one octave up
etc...)
Intervals:
(NOTE: Play both notes at the same time)
Unison – 1 and 1
Minor 2nd – 1 and b2
Major 2nd – 1 and 2
Minor 3rd – 1 and b3
Major 3rd – 1 and 3
Perfect 4th – 1 and 4
Diminished 5th – 1 and b5
Perfect 5th – 1 and 5
Minor 6th – 1 and b6
Major 6 – 1 and 6
Minor 7th – 1 and b7
Major 7th – 1 and 7
Octave – 1 and 8
Minor 9th – 1 and b9 9same as b2 an octave up)
Major 9th – 1 and 9
(Etc…)
All the different modes of the major scale:
Ionian: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Dorian: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7
Phrygian: 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Lydian: 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7
Mixolydian: 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7
Aeolian: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Locrian: 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7
Harmonized Major Scale:
1: Maj7
2: Min7
3: Min7
4: Maj7
5: 7 (Dominant)
6: Min7
7: Min7 b5
Melodic Minor and its modes:
Melodic Minor: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7
Lydian b7 (4th degree): 1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7
Altered (7th degree): 1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7
Harmonized Melodic Minor Scale:
NOTE: I only list the tensions when they deviate from the norm.
1: Min(Maj7)
2: Min7
3: Maj7#5
4: 7 9 #11 (Dominant)
5: 7 9 b13 (Dominant)
6: Min7 b5
7: Min7 b5
Diminished: 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 7 OR 1 b2 3 b4 b5 b6 b7
Whole Tone: 1 2 b4 b6 b7
And all the pentatonic scales, the blues scale, and the bebop scales:
Pentatonic Minor: 1 b3 4 5 b7
Pentatonic Minor 6: 1 b3 4 5 6
Pentatonic Dominant: 1 2 3 5 b7
Pentatonic Half Diminished: 1 b3 4 b5 b7
Pentatonic Major b6: 1 2 3 5 b6
Blues: 1 2 b3 4 b5 5 b7 7
Bebop Major: 1 2 3 4 5 b6 6 7
Bebop Minor: 1 2 b3 4 b5 5 b6 b7
Bebop Dominant: 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 7
Bebop Dominant b9 b13: 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7 7
Contact me on AIM (FreeMusicNo1) if you have questions. I've helped a lot of people from mx with this, so feel free to contact me. And remember, if you think you have something to add (not just on scales), add it here!
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