Guide tones - Scales and chord Guide tones are made up of

the third and the seventh degree of the scale they belong to. This charts shows you
the relation between the main scales, triads, seventh chords and their guide tones.

Degrees 1 2 3 45 6 b7
C mixolydian scale C D E FG A Bb
C major triad C x E xG x x
C dominant seventh chord C x E xG x Bb
Guide tones x x E xx x Bb

Degrees 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
C Major scale C D E F G A B
C major triad C x E x G x x
C major seventh chord C x E x G x B
Guide tones x x E x x x B

Degrees 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7
C minor scale C D Eb F G A Bb
C minor triad C x E x G x x
C minor seventh chord C x Eb x G x Bb
Guide tones x x Eb x x x Bb

Degrees 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7
C locrian scale C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb
C half diminished triad C x Eb x Gb x x
C m7b5 chord C x Eb x Gb x Bb
Guide tones x x Eb x Gb x Bb

Degrees 1 2 b3 4 b5 #5 6 (bb7) 7
C diminished scale C D Eb F Gb Ab A B
C diminished triad C x Eb x Gb x x
C diminished seventh chord C x Eb x Gb x A
Guide tones x x Eb x Gb x A B

Depending on the quality of some chords, notes other can be made guide tones as
the sixth, the fifth or the ninth.
Guide tones - Scales and chord Guide tones are made up of
the third and the seventh degree of the scale they belong to. This charts shows you
the relation between the main scales, triads, seventh chords and their guide tones.

Guide tones in II V I chord progression

How To Use Guide Tones?
This basic II V I chord progression demonstrates how guide tones work. As you can
see, the 7th degree (C) of Dm7 leads to the third degree (B) of G7 by a half step. The
7th of G7 (F) leads to the third of Cmaj7 (E) by a half step again. While comping it is
important to play the Guide Tones because they spell out the quality of the chord
and that is what the soloing musician is basing their approach on.

Soloing using guide tones - Voice leading - II V I

sequence
The guide tone technique can be applied to any progression to outline the
harmony. Here are some easy examples of jazz lines based on one of the most
important and commonly used guide tones, the b7 to 3 movement into a II-V-I
progression. The b7 of Dm7 is C which moves to third of G7 (B) then the b7 of G7
(F) moves to the third of Cmaj7 (E).
Guide tones - Scales and chord Guide tones are made up of
the third and the seventh degree of the scale they belong to. This charts shows you
the relation between the main scales, triads, seventh chords and their guide tones.

Guide tones - Minor II V I - Voice leading

Here are two minor II V I jazz guitar using guide tones. The b7 of Dm7b5 is C which
moves to third of G7b9 (B) then the b7 of G7 (F) moves to the minor third of Cmaj7
(Eb).
Guide tones - Scales and chord Guide tones are made up of
the third and the seventh degree of the scale they belong to. This charts shows you
the relation between the main scales, triads, seventh chords and their guide tones.

Guide tones - I IV - Voice leading

Theses two I IV sequences can be found on bar 1 & 2 of a basic blues
progression. The b7 of C7 is Bb which moves to the third of F7 (A).