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    The document discusses how different jazz chord types relate to the modes of the melodic minor scale. It explains that the minor chord corresponds to the dorian mode plus a raised 7th note, creating the melodic minor scale. The dominant chord relates to the mixolydian mode plus a raised 4th note, creating the lydian dominant scale. The half-diminished chord corresponds to the locrian mode plus a raised 2nd/9th note, creating the locrian sharp 2 scale. It also discusses how the altered scale derives from applying a tritone substitution to the mixolydian mode over a dominant 7th chord.

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    The document discusses how different jazz chord types relate to the modes of the melodic minor scale. It explains that the minor chord corresponds to the dorian mode plus a raised 7th note, creating the melodic minor scale. The dominant chord relates to the mixolydian mode plus a raised 4th note, creating the lydian dominant scale. The half-diminished chord corresponds to the locrian mode plus a raised 2nd/9th note, creating the locrian sharp 2 scale. It also discusses how the altered scale derives from applying a tritone substitution to the mixolydian mode over a dominant 7th chord.

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    Melodic Minor in Jazz

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    The document discusses how different jazz chord types relate to the modes of the melodic minor scale. It explains that the minor chord corresponds to the dorian mode plus a raised 7th note, creating the melodic minor scale. The dominant chord relates to the mixolydian mode plus a raised 4th note, creating the lydian dominant scale. The half-diminished chord corresponds to the locrian mode plus a raised 2nd/9th note, creating the locrian sharp 2 scale. It also discusses how the altered scale derives from applying a tritone substitution to the mixolydian mode over a dominant 7th chord.

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    Melodic Minor In Jazz

    1) Minor Chord (Example - Dm)


    Tipično = dorian mode (C dur)
    + "natural" 7 (C#)
    = melodic minor (prvi modus melodijskog mola)

    2) Dominant Chord (Example - G7)


    Tipično - mixolidyan mode (C dur)
    + raised 4th (C#)
    = lydian dominant (četvrti modus melodijskog mola)

    3) Half-Diminished Chord (Bm7b5)


    Tipično = locrian mode (C dur)
    + raised second/ninth (C#)
    = locrian sharp 2 (šesti modus melodijskog mola)

    4) Altered scale (G7)


    Tipično = mixolydian mode
    + Tritone substitution (b5) - Db7
    = Db7 lydian dominant (mixolydian + 4#) = altered scale

    "I think of melodic minor as major with flat third. Especially in old
    school jazz and blues. After all flat third was the original blue note..."

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