C minor improv

3 (with all 12 notes - descending from E b to En) Noel Johnston

q q =q e swing
{q = c 115} but mostly free/rubato
C min
8fr.
C m9 C m9
8fr.

bw
8fr.

b b
bw b
b b
& 44 J
w
Melody: E b
3 Melody: D 3 3

11 8 10 10 8 8
T 8
11 8 8
8
11 8 6
8 8
A 8 12
B 8

C -7
i
C Phryg C m9
8fr.

U
b .. b b
8fr.

b .. b b
& b b
Melody: D b
b Melody: C
3 3 3
3 3 3
5
Melody: B

9 8 8 8 7 11 7 11 7
8 8 8 11 8 8 8
10 10 8 10 8 7 87 10 7 8
10 11 12 10 8 10 9
8 10
8 9

C -9 C m9
C m6
6fr. 4fr.

" b b
3 3fr.

b b b
3

& bj b

3

9
Melody: B b
3 3 3
Melody: A J
7 7 7 8 6 6 3 3 1 5 5
8 4 6 4 3 4 4 1 4
8 7 7 3 2 3
9 7 3
10 6 6 3 3
7

C aeol

6fr.

. b b b.
3

b b
& ... b J b
b
3

Melody: A b
3 3
13 3

5 6 5 5 4 8 10 8 8
4 9 9 9 8 9 9 8 9 8 9 8
3 7 7 7 10 10
3 6 10
3 10 11
8 8 10
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C m9 C m7(#11)
(or you can think Cmin7b5 but with a n5 - C min blues)
b , U
b b j
8fr.

b
b b
b b b b
& #
3

b
Melody: G Melody: G b
17

11 8 8 2 6
8 8 8 7 4 4 7
8 8 8 11 8 11 8 11 11 8 8 3 5 0
12 12 10 10 8 10 8 10 8 4 4
9 9 8 9 8 6 3 6 3

#9
C # 11
C m11 C m11

b
3fr. 6fr.

b " m
#. #
3 (C Lydian #9 -- E Harmonic Minor)

b j b # b
& b
b # # #
21 Melody: E
Melody: F

3 6 11 8
6 6 4 6 6 6 6 5 1 4 7 4 4
3 10 8 8 2 4 5 4 5 4 5
3 3 5 8 1 4 7 4 7 4 5
3 3 6 3 6 10 8
8

# . # #
# # J
3

& #
3 3 3
25 6

11 8 12 11 8 8 8 11 12
7 8 7 4 7 10 13 10 12 12 8 7
5 8 9 11
5 4 7 10 13 10

# #

# # U
J
3

& # #
3 3
J #
29 3 3

11 8 7 8 7 7
10 8 787 7
9 8 9 8 9 8 5 4 5 4 4
9 7 5 4 7 5 4 4
7 6 7 6 7 6 3 2
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Scales with C, E b, & G (C minor triad) in it:

(*or C, D #, G)

Major scale-related modes:

C Dorian (2nd mode)
C Phrygian (3rd mode)
C Aeolian (6th mode)

Harmonic minor-related modes

C Harmonic minor (1)
C Dorian #4 (4th mode)
*C Lydian #9 (6th mode)

Melodic minor-related modes:

C Melodic Minor (1)
C Phrygian n6 / Dorian b2 (2nd mode)

Hungarian minor-related modes:

C Hungarian minor / double harmonic minor (1)
*C Lydian #9 #6 (6th mode)
C Ultralocrian n5 / ultraphrygian (7th mode)

Harmonic major-related modes:

Alt n5 (3rd mode)
Lydian minor / melodic min #4 (4th mode)

Synthetic scales:
C 1/2-whole diminished
C Augmented scale
C Minor blues scale