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THE SCALE SYLLABUS

LEGEND: H = Half Step, W = Whole Step.; ¼ = Major 7th; + or  = raise H; ° or - = lower H; Ø = Half-diminished; Ç3 = 3H (Minor Third) CHORD/SCALE SYMBOL

SCALE NAME

C C7 FIVE BASIC CÇ CATEGORIES CØ C 1. MAJOR SCALE CHOICES C¼ (Can be written C) C C¼+4 C¼ C¼°6 C¼+5, +4 C C C C 2. DOMINANT 7th SCALE CHOICES C7 C7 C7 C7°9 C7+4 C7°6 C7+ (has 4 & 5) C7°9 (also has 9 & 4) C7+9 (also has °9, 4, 5) C7 DOMINANT 7th SUSPENDED 4th MAY BE C7 sus 4 WRITTEN C7 sus 4 G-/C C7 sus 4 3. MINOR SCALE CHOICES* CÇ or CÇ7 CÇ or CÇ7 CÇ or CÇ7 CǼ (maj. 7th) CÇ or CÇ6 or CÇ CÇ or CÇ7 CǼ (°6 & maj. 7th) CÇ or CÇ7 CÇ or CÇ°9°6 CÇ or CÇ°6 4. HALF DIMINISHED SCALE CHOICES CØ C؝2 (CØ9) CØ (with or without 2) 5. DIMINISHED SCALE CHOICES C

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Major Dominant 7th (Mixolydian) Minor (Dorian) Half Diminished (Locrian) Diminished (8 tone scale) SCALE NAME

WHOLE & HALF STEP CONSTRUCTION WWHWWWH WWHWWHW WHWWWHW HWWHWWW WHWHWHWH W & H CONSTRUCTION

CDEFGABC C D E F G A B° C C D E° F G A B° C C D° E° F G° A° B° C C D E° F G° A° A B C SCALE IN KEY OF C

Major (don’t emphasize the 4th) Major Pentatonic Lydian (major scale with +4) Bebop (Major) Harmonic Major Lydian Augmented Augmented 6th Mode of Harmonic Minor Diminished (begin with H step) Blues Scale SCALE NAME

WWHWWWH W W Ç3 W Ç3 WWWHWWH WWHWHHWH W W H W H Ç3 H WWWWHWH Ç3 H Ç3 H Ç3 H Ç3 H W H W W H HWHWHWHW Ç3 W H H Ç3 W W & H CONSTRUCTION

CDEFGABC CDEGAC C D E F G A B C C D E F G G A B C C D E F G A° B C C D E F  G A B C C D E G A° B C C D E F G A B C C D° D E F G A B° C C E° F F G B° C SCALE IN KEY OF C

Dominant 7th Major Pentatonic Bebop (Dominant) Spanish or Jewish scale Lydian Dominant Hindu Whole Tone (6 tone scale) Diminished (begin with H step) Diminished Whole Tone Blues Scale

WWHWWHW W W Ç3 W Ç3 WWHWWHHH H Ç3 H W H W W WWWHWHW WWHWHWW WWWWWW HWHWHWHW HWHWWWW Ç3 W H H Ç3 W

C D E F G A B° C CDEGAC C D E F G A B° B C C D° E F G A° B° C C D E F G A B° C C D E F G A° B° C C D E F G B° C C D° D E F G A B° C C D° D E F G B° C C E° F F G B° C

Dom. 7th scale but don’t emphasize the third Major Pentatonic built on °7 Bebop Scale SCALE NAME

WWHWWHW W W Ç3 W Ç3 WWHWWHHH W & H CONSTRUCTION

C D E F G A B° C B° C D F G B° C D E F G A B° B C SCALE IN KEY OF C

Minor (Dorian) Pentatonic (Minor Pentatonic) Bebop (Minor) Melodic Minor (ascending) Bebop Minor No. 2 Blues Scale Harmonic Minor Diminished (begin with W step) Phrygian Pure or Natural Minor, Aeolian SCALE NAME

WHWWWHW

WHHHWWHW WHWWWWH WHWWHHWH Ç3 W H H Ç3 W W H W W H Ç3 H WHWHWHWH HWWWHWW WHWWHWW W & H CONSTRUCTION

Half Diminished (Locrian) Half Diminished #2 (Locrian #2) Bebop Scale SCALE NAME

HWWHWWW WHWHWWW HWWHHHWW W & H CONSTRUCTION

Diminished (8 tone scale)

WHWHWHWH

Ç3 W W Ç3 W

SCALE IN KEY OF C

BASIC CHORD IN KEY OF C CEGBD C E G B° D C E° G B° D C E° G° B° C E° G° A (B°°) BASIC CHORD IN KEY OF C CEGBD CEGB CEGBD CEGBD CEGBD C E G B D CEGBD CEGBD CEGBD CEGBD BASIC CHORD IN KEY OF C C E G B° D C E G B° D C E G B° D C E G B° (D°) C E G B° D C E G B° D C E G B° D C E G B° D° (D) C E G B° D (D°) C E G B° D (D)

C F G B° D C F G B° D C F G B° D BASIC CHORD IN KEY Of C C D E° F G A B° C C E° G B° D C E° F G B° C C E° G B° D C D E° E F G A B° C C E° G B° D C D E° F G A B C C E° G B D C D E° F G G A B C C E° G B D C E° F F G B° C C E° G B° D C D E° F G A° B C C E° G B D C D E° F F G A B C C E° G B D C D° E° F G A° B° C C E° G B° C D E° F G A° B° C C E° G B° D SCALE IN KEY OF C BASIC CHORD IN KEY OF C C D° E° F G° A° B° C C E° G° B° C D E° F G° A° B° C C E° G° B° D C D° E° F G° G A° B° C C E° G° B° SCALE IN KEY OF C BASIC CHORD IN KEY OF C C D E° F G° A° A B C C E° G° A

NOTES: 1) The above chord symbol guide is my system of notation. I feel it best represents the sounds I hear in jazz. Players should be aware that each chord symbol represents a series of tones called a scale. 2) Even though a C7+9 would appear to have only a raised 9th, it also has a °9, +4 and +5. The entire C7+9 scale looks like: Root, °9, +9, 3rd, +4, +5, °7 & root (C, D°, D, E, F, G, B°, C). My chord symbol C7+9 is therefore an abbreviation, while the complete name of this scale is Diminished Whole Tone (sometimes called Super Locrian or Altered Scale). Similarly, C7°9 also appears to have only one altered tone (°9) but it actually has three: °9, +9 and +4. The entire scale looks like: Root, °9, +9, 3rd, +4, 5th, 6th, °7 & root (C, D°, D, E, F, G, A, B°, C). This is called a Diminished scale and my chord symbol abbreviation is C7°9. 3) 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. I encourage you to work with Volume 3 “The 11-V7-1 Progression” since it emphasizes Diminished and Diminished Whole Tone scales and chords. 4) In category #3, MINOR SCALE CHOICES, the PURE MINOR scale choice is not used very often. I have found the order of preference to be Dorian, Bebop, Melodic, Blues, Pentatonic, and then any of the remaining Minor scale choices. © 2010 Jamey Aebersold Jazz® All Rights Reserved.