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Below are 18 commonly used scales in jazz, along with their afliated chord qualities. It is important to remember that a scale is simply a series of notes consisting of chord tones and notes that connect them. The three kinds of notes in a scale or a line are: 1) Chord tones (R,3, 5, 6 or 7) 2) Extensions (9, b9, #9, 11, #11, b13, 13, or ext notes on diminished) 3) Approach notes , which are appropriate diatonic connecting tones, but have a strong tendency to resolve (up or down) and should be used mainly as passing tones or embellishments. They are indicated by an " A ."
MAJOR QUALITY
IONIAN (MAJOR)
&
C Ma 9
LYDIAN
#w w & w w w w
C M a 9 ( # 11 )
w w w w w
w
R
w
9
w w
3 3
w #w
w
5
w
6
w
7
LYDIAN AUGMENTED
MINOR QUALITY
AEOLIAN (NATURAL MINOR)
& #w w w w
C Ma 7 ( # 5 )
w
R
w
9
#11
w w
w
7 7
w
R
w w
9 9
#11
#w
11
#5
#w
Cmi 9
b3
w
R
bw bw bw bw
3 3 b3
w w w
5 5 5
bw
A*
bw
b7
C mi 11
DORIAN
w
R
w w w bw
A 9 9
11
w
11
w bw
A
bw
b7 7
C m9 7
HARMONIC MINOR
w
6
MELODIC MINOR
w w & bw w w w &
C mi 9
11
w
C 7 s us 4 ( b 9 )
w w
w
6
PHRYGIAN
w bbw w w
Cm i 7
( )
bw w w ww
bw
11
bw
A
bw
b7
DOMINANT
MIXOLYDIAN
&
C 1 3 s us 4
LYDIAN DOMINANT
#w w w b & w w w w
w b ww w w w
C 13
(#11 )
w w
R
w
9
A*
w
3
sus4
w
#11
w w w bw
b5 5 5
13
w
13
b7
bw
b7
bC w( ) w & bbw w w
7 b9 b13
w
3
#w w
3
bw bw bw bw
13 b7 b7
b9
w
R
bw
b9
w
#9
bw bw
b13
C 7a l t .
b13/#5
b7
WHOLE TONE
DOMINANT DIMINISHED
HALF-DIMINISHED
LOCRIAN
w # w w b w b w & w w
C7
w #bw w w w
# C 9 ( 5)
w
R
bw w bw
b9 9
bw w bw
b3 #9 3
nw #w nw
3 #11
( b1 9 3)
w w
R R
#w w bw
b5 5
#5
&
bbbw w w w
C m9
b C mi 7 ( 5)
#w
11
#11
bw bw
b7
b7
LOCRIAN #2
( b 5)
w
R
bw
9
bw
b3
b6
bw
b6
11
DIMINISHED
DIMINISHED
bbbw w w w
b C mi 7 ( 5)
w
R
w
A
bw
b3
bw bw
b5 b5
b5
bw
A
bw bw
b7 ext
b7
11
b ww w w b w b w w w
C 7 R
w w
bw
ext b3
bw bw
ext
w
bb7
bw
ext
bw
nw