LEGEND: H=Half Step, W=Whole Step, A =Major 7th; + or f= raise CHORDSCALESYMBOL SCALE NAME ¢ wake S ravepasic Miphae7a (oan c Minor(Dorian) Go 7 CATEGORIES TET Siminshed(Locrian) ce Diminished(8 tone scale) AMAJORSCALE = SCALENAME CHOICES Ga(Can be written ©) Major(don't emphasize the 4th) WWHWWWH CDEFGABC CEGBD c Mayor Pentatonic wW3W3 EDEGAC CEGB Cats Lydian(major scale with 4) WWWHWWH > CDEFAGABC CEGBD Ca. Bebop (Major) WWHWHHWH CDEFGGHABC CEGBD Cave Harmonic Major WWHWH-3H CDEFGAbBC” CEGBD Cat5, +4 Lydian Augmented WWWWHWH CDEFFGHABC CEG#BD ¢ Augment 3H3H3H GDHEGADBC” CEGBD ¢ 6th Mode of Harmonic Minor. 3HWHWWH = GDHEFHGABC CEGBD ic Diminished(begin with Hstep) HWHWHWHW CDDDIEFAGABbC CEGBD ¢ Blues Scale -3WHH-3W CEbFFAGBDC CEGBD SCALE CHOICES INKEY OF C a Dominant 7th WWHWWHW CD CEGBD a Major Pentatonic WwW3W3 cD CEGBDD a Bebop (Dominant) WWHWWHHH CDE CEGBbD crt Spanish or Jewish scale H3HWHWW CDI CEG Bb (Dy) na Lydian Dominant WWWHWHW CD CEGBbD C76 Hindu WWHWHWW CD CEGBDD CTs (has #4 & #5) Whole Tone(6 tone scale) wwwwww CDEFKGH CEG#BbD C7H9{also has #9 & #4) Diminished(begin with H step) HWHWHWHW CDbDIEFIG ABDC CEG Bb Db (Diy ‘C7+9(als0 has b9, #4, #5) Diminished Whole Tone HWHWWWW — CDbD#EF¥G#BbC CEG# Bb Ds (Db) C7 Blues Scale 3WHH3W CEbFFHGBBC = CEGBbD (DA) DOMINANT 7th SUSPENDED 4th CTsus4. Mayne Don. Thsalebudoiienghavettethid WWHWWHW CDEFGABDC CFGBbD Cisus4 > WRITTEN Major Pentatonic built on bb? WW—3W 3 BbCDFGBb CFGBbD C7sus4“ GAC _ Bebop Scale WWHWWHHH CDEFGABbBC CFGBbD SOR SC. ‘SCALE NAME WAHCONSTRUCTION SCALEIN KEY OF C BASIC CHORD Corer Minor(Dorian) WHWWWHW CDEbFGABbC CEbGBbD Core7 Pentatonic(Minor Pentatonic) 3 WW -3 W CEDFGBbC CEbGBbD Corer Bebop (Minor) WHHHWWHW CDEbEFGABbC CEbGBbD 8 (maj. 7th), Melodic Minor(ascending) WHWWWWH CDEDFGABC — CEbGBD CorC-6orC-a Bebop Minor No. 2 WHWWHHWH CDEbFGG#ABC CEDGBD Core7 Blues Scale. <3WHH3W CEbFF#GBDC — CEbGBbD C-A(06 & maj. 7th) Harmonic Minor WHWWH-3H CDEbFGADBC — CEbGBD Corc7 Diminished(begin with W step), WHWHWHWH CDEDFF¥GHABC CEbGBD or C-b906 Phrygian HWWWHWW CDbEbFGADBDC CEbGBD Cor 6-06 Pure or Natural Minor, Aeolian WHWWHWW CDEDFGADBbC CEbGBbD 4.HALF DIMINISHED SCALENAME WAJLCONSTRUCTION SCALEIN KEY OFC BASIC CHORD SCALE CHOICES fay Half Diminished(Locrian) HWWHWWW — CDbEbFGbAbBbC CEDGDBD CoH2 (co9) Half Diminished #2(Locnan #2) WHWHWWW = CDEbDFGbADBbC CEbGbBbD CO(with or without #2) Bebop Scale HWWHHHWW_ CDDEDFGDGAbBDC CEbGbBb S.DIMINISHED SCALE SCALENAME WAJLCONSTRUCTION SCALE IN KEY OF C CHOICES e Diminished(® tone scale) WHWHWHWH CDEbFGbAbABC CEDGDA NOTE: The above chord symbol guide is my system of notation. 1 fect itbest represents the sounds Thear in jazz. The player should be ‘aware that each chord symbol represents a series of tones called a scale. Even though a C7+9 would appear to have only a raised Sth, it also has a b9, +4 & +5. The entire C7+9 scale would look like: Root, b9, +9, 3rd, +4, +5, b7 & root (C, Db, Di, E, F#, Git, Bb, C). My chord symbol abbreviation is C7+9 and the name ofthis scale is Diminished Whole Tone sometimes called Super Locrian or Altered Scale. (C79 appears to have only one altered tone (b9) but actually has three: b9, +9 and +4, ‘The entire scale looks like this: Root, b9, +9, 3rd, +4, 5th, 6th, b7 & root (C, Db, Di, E, Fl, G, A, Bb, C). This s called a Diminished scale and my chord symbol abbreviation is C79 ‘All scales under the Dominant 7th category are scales that embellish the basic Dominant 7th sound. Some scales provide much more tension than the basic dominant 7th sound and require practice and patience to grasp the essence of their meaning. Iencourage you to work withthe first side of Volume 3 "The II-V7-I Progression” since itemphasizes Diminished and Diminished Whole Tone scales and chords. *_ Incategory #3, MINOR SCALE CHOICES, the PURE MINOR scale choice is not used very often. [have found the order of preference tobe Dorian, Bebop, Melodic, Blues, Pentatonic, and then any of the remaining Minor scale choices. vi