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SCALĘ SYLLABUS

LEGEND: H = Half Step, W CHORD/SCALE SYMBOL

FIVE BASIC CATEGORIES

^: Whole Step.; A = Major 7th; SCALĘ NAMF.

Major

Dominant 7th (Mixolydian) Minor (Dorian)

Half Diminished (Locrian) Diminished (8 tonę scalę)

+ or # = raise H; b or * = lower H; 0 = Half-diminished; -3 = 3H (Minor Third)

BASIC CHORD IN KKY OK C

CEGBbD CEbGBbD CEbGbBb

WHOLE & HALF STEP eoNSTRucriON WWIIWWW1I W W H W W H W W H W W W H W HWWHWWW W H W H W H W H

SCALK IN KRY OFC

CDEFGABC

CDEFGABbC

CDEbFGABbC

CDbEbFGbAbBbC

CDEbFGbAbABC

1. MAJOR SCALĘ CHOICES CA (Can bc written C) C CA+4 CA CAb6 CA+5,+4 C c c c	SCALĘ NAME Major (ck>n’t emphasize the 4th) Major Pentatonic Lydian (major scaic wilh +4) Bebop (Major) Harmonie Major Lydian Augmented Augmented 6 tli Modc of Hannonic Minor Diminished (begin with H step) Blues Scalc	W & Ii CONSTRUCTION W W H W W W H W W -3 W -3 WWWHWWH WWHWHHWH WWHWH-3H W W W W H W H -3H-3H-3H -3 HWHWWH HWHWHWHW -3WHH-3 W	SCALĘ IN KF.Y OF C CDEFGABC CDEGAC CDEF#GABC CDEFGG*ABC CDEFGAbBC CDEF*G*ABC CD^EGAbBC CD*EF*GABC C Db D# E F* G A Bb C C Eb F TU G Bb C	BASIC CHORD IN KKY OFC CEGB CEGBD CEGBD CEGBD CEGSBD CEGBD CEGBD CEGBD CEGBD
2. DOMINANT 7th SĆALE CHOlCF.S	SCALĘ NAME	W & H CONSTRUCTION	SCALĘ IN KEY OF C	BASIC CHORD IN KKY OF Ć
C7	Dominant 7th	W W H W W H W	CDEFGABbC	CEGBbD
C7	Major Pentatonic	W W -3 W -3	CDEGAC	CEGBbD
C7	Beboo (Dominant)	W W H W W H H H	CDEFGABbBC	CEGBbD
C7b9	Spanish or Jcwish scalę	H-3HWHWW	C Db E F G Ab Bb C	C E G Bb (Db)
C7M	Lydian Dominant	WWWHWHW	C D E Fi? G A Bb C	CEGBbD
C7bó	Hindu	W W H W H W W	CDEFGAbBbC	CEGBbD
C7+ (r,as«4&55)	Whole Tonę f6 tonc scalc)	W W W W W W	C D E Fr G? Bb C	C EG» BbD
C7b9 (also has &9 & H)	Diminished {begin with H step)	H W H W H W H W	C Db D# E F* 0 A Bb C	C E G Bb Db (D?)
C?-ri?(aischasb9,i*4,*5y>.v : •	Diminished Whole Tonc	U W H W W W W	C Db Dr E F“ G* Bb C	C E G? Bb D# (Db)
C; DOMINANT 7th	Blues Scalę	-3WHH-3W	CEbFF*GBbC	C EG BbD(D*9
C7 SUS 4 X. MAY BK C7 sus 4 wKrrrK.N-C7 sus 4 c^c	Dcm. ?th sric tul don': cmphr<i;oc the trird	W W H W W H W	CDEFGABbC	CFGBbD
	Major Pentatonic built on b?	W W -3 W -3	Bb C D F G Bb	CFG BbD
	Bebop Scaic	W W H W W H H H	CDEFGABbBC	CFGBbD
3. MINOR SCALĘ Dioices*	SCALĘ NAME	W & H CONSTRUCTION	SCALĘ IN KEY OF C	BASIC CHORD IN KEY Of C
C -óTĆ-7“'	Minor (Dorian)	WHWWWHW	CDEbFGABbC	CEbGBbD
C-orC-7	Pcntatcnic (Minor Pentatonic)	-3 W W -3 W	CEbFGBbC	CEbGBbD
C-orC-7	Bebop (Minor)	W HHH W W H W	CDEbEFGABbC	CEbGBbD
C-A (maj. 7th)	Melodie Minor (asccndiog)	W H W W W W H	CD EbFGABC	CEbGBD
C- or CA) or C-	Bebop Minor No. 2	W H W W H H W H	C D Eb r G G" A B C	CEbGBD
C-orC-7	Blues Scalę	-3WHH-3W	C Eb F F# G Bb C	CEbGBbD
C-A (b6 & maj. 7tli)	Hannonic Minor	W H W W H -3 H	CDEbFGAbBC	CEbGBD
C-orC-7	Diminished (begin with W step)	WHWHWHWH	CDEbFFr G*ABC	CEbGBD
C-orC-b9b6	Phrygian	H W W W H W W	C Db EbFG Ab BbC	CEbGBb
C- or C-b5	Pure or Natura! Minor, Acolian	WHWWHWW	C D Eb F G Ab BbC	CEb G BbD
4. HALF DIMINISHED SCALĘ CHOICES	SCALĘ NAME	W A H CONSTRUCTION	SCALĘ IN KRY OFC	BASIC CHORD IN KEY OF Ć
C0	Half Diminished (Locrian)	H W W H W W W	C Db Eb F Gb Ab 3bC	FEFCKW
C0*2 (C 09)	Half Diminished »2 (I,ocrian £2)	W H W H W W W	CDEbFGb Ab BbC	CEb Gb BbD
C0 (willi or without r?2)	Bebop Scalc	H W W H H H W W	C Db Eb F Gb G Ab Bb C	C Eb Gb Bb
5. DIMINISHED SCALĘ zmcis-	SCALĘ NAME	W H CONSTRUCTION	SCALĘ IN KEY OF C	BASIC CHORD IN KEY OFC
CT~	Diminished (8 tonę scalc)	WHWHWHWH	CDEbFGbAbABC	CPbGb A

NOTES: 1) The above chord symbol guide is my system of notation. I feel it best represents the sounds I hear in jazz. 'Ilie player should be aware that cach chord symbol represents a scrics of tones callcd a scalę. 2) Even tliough a C7+9 would appear to havc only a raised 9th, it also has a b9, +4 and +5. $o the entire C7 ? 9 scalę would look likc: Root, b9, +9, 3rd, +4, +5, b7 & root (C, Db, I)#, E, F#, G#, Bb, C). My chord symbol C7+9 is therefore an abbrcviation, while the complete name oftitis scalę is Diminished Whole Tonę (somctim.es callcd Super Locrian or Altcrcd Scalę). Similarly, C7b9 also appears to have only one altered tonę (b9) but it actually has three: b9, +9 and +4. The entire scalę looks likc this: Root, b9, +9, 3rd, +4, 5th, 6th, b7 & root (C, Db, D#, E, FU, G, A, Bb, C). This is called a Diminished scalę and my chord symbol abbreviation is C7b9. 3) Ali scalcs under the Dominant 7th category are scalcs that ombcliish the basie Dominant 7th sound. Some scales provide much morę tension than the basie dominant 7th sound and require practice and patience to grasp the essence of their meaning. I encouragc you to work with the first $ide of Volume 3 ‘The 11-Y7-1 Progression” sińce it emphasizes Diminished and Diminished Whole Tonę scales and chords. 4) * - In category- U3, MINOR SCALĘ CHOICES, the PURE MINOR scalę choice is not used very often. I havc found the order of preference to be Dorian, Bebop, Melodie, Blues, Pentatonic, and then any of the remaining Minor scalc choices.

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