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I'm no jazz master, but this seems to be the most jazziest function of the scale. this is the Altered scale, or the Melodic Minor Scale a half step up. so in a jazzy ii V I Dmin7 G7 Cmaj7 you play the G# Melodic minor over the G7 and you get a real jizzazzy sound. try it out, and thanks a lot!!!

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Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
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renixe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@renixeyou may think what's the difference between a7 altered and Bb melodic minor? they're the same notes! well yes, it is, but if you've ever studied musicianship you know you want to think in terms of the degrees of the actual chord - which is hard when you know the altered scale as the mel minor scale a half step up. you want to think of A as the root, A# as the b2, C as the #9, and so on so you can relate these sounds to chord degrees to easier audiate them in your mind.
renixe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@mifski yes. you play the melodic minor scale a half step up from the altered dominant chord.so if you say a7#9 resolving to d major you can would play Bb melodic minor over the a7 chord.so you can think of it as Bb melodic minor scale, or a much better way is to just learn the altered scale starting from the actual root of the chord, in this instance A altered scale (which is really just Bb melodic minor starting on A).
Sunderlanding (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I allways found this way of explaining the altered dominant scale to be confusing. An easier way to remember it is Locrian (b4).
mifski (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
so just to clarify.. the altered scale is built just by moving the WHOLE (not just the seventh note) scale up a fret????? please.
chasebjazzguitar (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
thanks for posting bro!
pluaninoxc (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What wonderfully succinct explanation of the Altered Scale: Brilliant!Even my sister's ex-husband, who is, incidentally, the Head of Jazz Studies at The Guidhall School of Music in London, wasn't able to articulate this subject with your clarity when I questioned him about it.Mind you, I think he just wanted to keep me in the dark — elitism!
pluaninoxc (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What wonderfully succinct explanation of the Altered Scale: Brilliant!Even my sister's ex-husband, who is, incidentally, the Head of Jazz Studies at The Guidhall School of Music in London, wasn't able to articulate this subject with your clarity when I questioned him about it.Mind you, I think he just wanted to keep me in the dark — elitism!
phil7779 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Nice one Marty, the simplest most direct explanation possible I think, makes a nice change to hear somebody that doesn't cause confusion,,,,,
sweeplicks (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
nice..
cm0220ster (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Your way too generous man, thanks for posting.
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