THE SCALE SYLLABUS LEGEND: H = Half Step, W = Whale Step; A= Major 7th» or = rae Fs bor la-Simiishet; 3 = 3H (Minor Thea) (CHOKDSCALE SYMBOL. _SCALENSME w EP SCALEINKEY CONSTRUCHON INKEYOFC Sir WWaw ww CDEFGABC__CEUSD. & FIVEBASIC Dominant 7h(Minolydiaa) = WWAWWHW CDEFGABSC —-CEGB»D Caegortss Mor Donan) WHW WWW CbEFGABC CEbGB»D o HalfDiminshed Locriany) = HWWHWWW CDbE>FG>AbB>C CED GBS Dimaitbol Saas) WHWHWHWH __CDEDFGDADABO_CED GAB) RIOR SCALE NAME WE CONSTRUCTION SCALE INKEY OF BASIC CHORD cHOIcES INKEYORC ACen be wan Tha area Tay WAN AWR TDEFGABC —CeGaD © Major Peatatoae CDEGAC cece Cais Lyin (sor sale ith CbEFiGanc © CEGBD a Bebop (Malo y SDEFGG cCEGBD Cbs Hannon Major WWHWH3H CbEF: CEGBD hes, +4 Tdi Augmented wWWwHWH CDE CEGEBD c semen SS aoH bie ceGap é GiMode of larmonic Minor —3HWAWWH ¢ CEGD € Diminged eget Hep) HH WW HW c ceGBD c Bier See WHE SW c Croan [DONTE SCALES WE CONSTRICTION SCA _ AME CHOICES INKEVORC Donat 5 WWaWWAW DEF CEGED Major Penatnie www DEG. CEGB D Bebop (Domina) WWHWWHAH CDEP CEGBSD ip Smbboriemhsale = HSHWHWW CDeEFGAbHeC — CEGB»Dh ra Updi Donnan NWHHWHY DERCaBbC © CEGB>D che Hs WWHWAWW CbEFoaBC CEGmD as Hts Whole Tone (6cone sale) WWWWWW ebErs GECBeD CHourors P&H) Dims tegawititeesy) -HWHWRWEW CDDIERGABC CEG. Ge (asotass8.4,95) ——Dimnhel HioleTone | HWHWW Ebb: CEG By Bhs Sele SWEHW CEPR cee sNANt 74 SUSPENDED th Chausd Sway ae CT sus 4 RITEN Ciss4 oe Dore sateen it ‘Major Peotatoni duit nb? Bebop Seale wwaAWWew WwwWo? WWHWWHAH CDEFGABDBC SURGE A SESAME IEC STROSS EEL CCT PVKEY OF ‘Minor (Dora WHWWWAw EDESFOARSC CED G BoD Pentetonic (Minor Pentatonic) 3 WW CHOC CEG aD Bebop (Minor) WHHEWW? CE GBD Tt Melodic Minor (ascending) «= WHWWWWH C= Bebop Minor No.2 WHWWHEWH Buss Scale -3WHH-3W €-4 (66 & maj. 7) Harmonic Minor WHWWH3H CH orc~7 Sa c-9955 Coax. Diminished (begin with W sep) WHWHW HW H Phrysion Pus or Not ino, Acoian AWWWEWW WHY eeeeeericat TallDimniibed Loran) _ EWWHWWW CDs ESF AS ESE COR (C09) Half Diminsbed #2 (Locran #2) WHEW HW WW CDEDF Gob BC. £0 (with or without #2) Bebop Seale HWWHHEWW £DoED EGON EEC CEO Be DIMINISHED. SCALENAME Wee CHOICES, INBEV OF. fog Dinished (Stone sak) WEWEWH WH CORFE AMABC CE GA NOTES: 1) The above chord symbol guide is my system of notation. | feel It best represents the sounds | hear In jazz Prayers should be aware that each chord symbol reprasenis a series of tones called a scale. 2) Even though a C723 would appear to nave only a raised Sth, it also has 2 9, +4 and +5. The entre C7#9 scale looks like: Roct, 59, +8, 31a, #4, +5, b7 & root (C, Do, Df, E, F, GE, Bb, C). My chord symbol C739 is therefore an abbreviation, while the complete name of this scale is Diminished ‘Whole Tone (sometimes called Super Locrian or Altered Scale). Sirilarly, C79 also appears to have only one altered tone (+3) Dut icactually has three: 58, +8 and #4, The entire scale looks like: Root, b9, +9, 3rd, +4, Sth, th, 57 & root (C, Ob. Dz, E, FE, S.A. Bo, This! called a Diminished scale and my chord sy:nbol abbreviation is C759. 3) All scales under the Dominant 7th category are scales that embalistrthe basic Dominant 7th sound. Some scales provicie much more tension than the basic dominant 7th sound and require practice and patience to grasp the essence of their meaning. ! encourage you to work with Volume 3 “The 11-V7-1 Progression” since it emphasizes Diminished and Diminished Whole Tone scales snd chords. 4) In category #3, MINDR SCAL CHOICES, the PURE MINOR scale choica is not used very offen. | have found the order of preference to be Dorian, Bebop, Melodic, Blues, Pertatonic, and then any of the remaining Minor scale choices. 14