skale

SCALĘ SYLLABUS

LEGEND: H = Half Step, W = Whole Step. A = Major 7th;

OLOM/3CALE SYMBOL SCALĘ .MAMĘ

+ or# = raiseH; bor-=lowerH; 0 = Half-diminished;

ffHOLE & HALESIEE STRUCTION

IiRS

RVE BASIC CATEGORIF.S

Major

Dominant 7th (Mixolydian) Minor(Dorian)

Half Diminishcd(Locrian) Diminishcd(8 lone scalę)

W W H W W W H WWHWWHW WHWWWHW HWWHWWW WHWHWHWH

SCALĘ IN KEY QF C

CDEFG ABC CDF.FG A BbC C D F.b F G A Bb C C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C C D Eb F Gb Ab A B C

= 3H (Minor Third)

BASIC CHORO IN..KEY..OE&

C E G B D C E G Bb D C Eb G Bb D C Eb Gb Bb C Eb Gb A (Bbb)

LMA.10R SCALĘ

choices

CA(Can be wriuen C) C

CA+4

CA

CAI)6

CA+5, +4

C

C

C

C

SCALĘ MAML

Major(don't cmphasize the 4th) Major Pentatomc Lyclian(major scalę with +4) Bebop (Major)

Harmonie Major Lydian Augmented Augmcntca

6lh Modc of Harmonie Minor Diminished(begin with H step) Blues Scalc

W & H CONSTRLCriON

WWHWWWH w W -3 W -3 WWWHWWH WWHWHHWH WWHWH-3H WWWWHWH -3 H -3 H -3 H -3 H W H W W H HWHWHWHW -3 W H H -3 W

SCALĘ IM KEY Of C

CDEFGABC CDECAC C D F. F# G A B C CDEFG G# ABC CDEFG Ab B C C D E F# G# A B C C D# E G Ab B C C D# E F# G A B C C Db D# E F# G A Bb C C Eb F F# G Bb C

BASIC CHORO

IN KEY OF C

CEGBD

CEGB

CEGBD

CEGBD

CEGBD

CEGKBD

CEGBD

CEGBD

CEGBD

CEGBD

ŁR0-M1NANT 1U)

SCA LE-C1101C ES

C7

C7

C7

C7b9

C7+4

C7b6

C7+ (has #4 & #5) C7b9(also has #9 & #4) C7+9(also has b9, #4, #5) C7

P.O.MINAM 7th SUSPENPEP 4th

C7 SUS 4 v MAY BE C7 sus 4 > WRITTEN C7 sus 4 /    G-/C

SCALE-MAME

Dominant 7th Major Pentatonic Bebop (Dominant)

Spanish or Jewish scalę Lydian Dominant Hindu

Whole Tone(6 tonę scalę) Diminishcd(bcgin with II step) Diminished Whole Tonę Blues Scalc

W & li CONSTRUCTION

WWHWWHW W W -3 W -3 WWHWWHHH H -3 H W H W W WWWHWHW W W H W H W W W W W W W W HWHWHWHW HWHWWWW -3 W H II -3 W

SCALĘ IN KEY OF C

CDEFG A BbC CDEGAC CDEFG ABbBC C Db E F G Ab Bb C C D E F# G A Bb C CDEFG Ab BbC C D E Ftf G# Bb C CDbD#EF#G A BbC C Db D# E F# G# Bb C CEbFF#G BbC

BASIC CHORE IN.KEY.QE-C

C E G Bb D C E G Bb D C E G Bb D C E G Bb (Db)

C E G Bb D CEGBbD C E G# Bb D C E G Bb Db (D#) C E Gtt Bb Dtt (Db) C E G Bb D (D#)

Dom. 7th scalc bu: don't emphasize the third Major Pentatonic built on b7 Bebop Scalc

WWHWWHW W W -3 W -3 WWHWWHHH

CDEFG A BbC Bb C D F G Bb CDEFG ABbBC

CFGBbD

CFGBbD

CFGBbD

3.MINOR SCALĘ CHOICES*

C- orC-7 C-orC-7 C- orC-7 C-A (maj. 7th)

C-- or C-6 or C-A C- or C-7

C-A (b6 & maj. 7th) C- or C-7 C- or C-b9b6 C orC-b6

SCALĘ NAME

Minor(Dorian) Pcntatonic(Minor Pentatonic) Bebop (Minor)

Melodie Minor(ascending) Bebop Minor No. 2 Blues Scalę

Harmonie Minor Diminished(bcgin with W step) Phrygian

Purc or Natural Minor. Aeolian

ttAJŁEOSSIRUCTlOy

WHWWWHW -3 W W -3 W WHHHWWHW WHW W W WH WHWWHHWH -3WHH-3W WHWWH-3H WHWHWHWH H WWW HWW W H W W H W W

SCALE1N-KEY QF C

C D Eb F G A Bb C C Eb F G Bb C C D Eb E F G A Bb C CDEbFG ABC CDEbFGGtfABC CEbFF#G BbC C D Eb F G Ab B C C D Eb F F# G# ABC C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C CDEbFG Ab BbC

BASIC CHORD IN-KEYOF C

CEbGBbD C Eb G Bb D C Eb G Bb D C Eb G B D CEbGBD C Eb G Bb D C Eb G B D C Eb G B D C Eb Cr Bb C Eb G Bb D

4.HALF DIMINISHED

SCALĘ CHOICES

C0

C0#2 (C09)

C0(with or without #2)

SCALE.NAME    A Ii C.QySTB UCTIO.N

I lalf Diminishcd(Locrian)    HWWHWWW

Half Diminished #2(Locrian #2) WHWHWWW Bebop Scalc    HWWHHHWW

SCALĘ IN KEY QF C

C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C C D Eb F Gb Ab Bb C C Db EbFGbG AbBbC

BASIC .CJUOJRD IN KEY OF C

C Eb Gb Bb C Eb Gb Bb D C Eb Gb Bb

SCALĘ SCALĘ NAME    ff..&ji.C.OySTRBaiO>' SCALĘ IN KEY OFC BASIC CHORD

U1Q1CES    IN KEY QF C

C^c    Dtminished(8 lonc scalc)    WHWHWHWH C D Eb F Gb Ab A B C C Eb Gb A

NOTĘ: The abovc chord symbol guide is my system of notation. I feel il best represents the sounds I hcar in jazz. The player should be awarc that cach chord symbol represenLs a scrics of tones callcd a scalc. Evcn though a C7+9 would appear to havc only a raiscd 9th, it also has a b9. +4 & -t-5. The entire C7+9 scalc would look like: Root, b9, +9,3rd, -t4, +5, b7 & rooi (C, Db, D#, E, F#, G#, Bb, C). My chord symbol abbreviation isC7+9 and ihc name of this scalc is Diminished Whole Tonę sometimes callcd Super Locrian or Altered Scalc.

C7b9 appears to have only one altered tonę (b9) but actually has thrcc: b9, +9 and +4. The entire scalc looks like this: Root. b9. +9, 3rd. +4,5th, 6th, b7 & root (C, Db, D#. E. F#, G, A, Bb, C). This is callcd a Diminished scalę and my chord symbol abbrevialion is C7b9.

Ali scalcs under the Dominant 7th catcgory arc scales that embellish the basie Dominant 7th sound. Some scalcs providc much morc tension than the basie dominant 7th sound and rcąuircpracticc and paticnce to grasp the essence of their meaning. I cncourage you to work with the firstsidcof Volumc3 "'Ihc II—V7—I Progression" sińce ilcmphasizcs Diminished and Diminished Whole Tonc scalcs and chords. *- In catcgory #3, MINOR SCALĘ CHOICES. ihc PURE MINOR scalc choice is not uscd very often. I have found ihc order of prcfcrcncc to bc Dorian, Bebop, Melodie, Blues, Pentatonic, and then any of the remaining Minor scalc choices.

53