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    Harmonic Minor Modes

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    This document discusses the modes that can be derived from the melodic minor scale and their chord structures. It defines 7 modes - Jazz Minor, Dorian b9, Lydian Augmented, Lydian Dominant, Mixolydian b13, Semilocrian, and Superlocrian. For each mode, it provides the alternative names, scale structure, typical chords built on the first note of the scale such as triads, seventh chords and extended chords.

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    This document discusses the modes that can be derived from the melodic minor scale and their chord structures. It defines 7 modes - Jazz Minor, Dorian b9, Lydian Augmented, Lydian Dominant, Mixolydian b13, Semilocrian, and Superlocrian. For each mode, it provides the alternative names, scale structure, typical chords built on the first note of the scale such as triads, seventh chords and extended chords.

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    This document discusses the modes that can be derived from the melodic minor scale and their chord structures. It defines 7 modes - Jazz Minor, Dorian b9, Lydian Augmented, Lydian Dominant, Mixolydian b13, Semilocrian, and Superlocrian. For each mode, it provides the alternative names, scale structure, typical chords built on the first note of the scale such as triads, seventh chords and extended chords.

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    Harmonic Minor Modes

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    Jorge Lopez
    This document discusses the modes that can be derived from the melodic minor scale and their chord structures. It defines 7 modes - Jazz Minor, Dorian b9, Lydian Augmented, Lydian Dominant, Mixolydian b13, Semilocrian, and Superlocrian. For each mode, it provides the alternative names, scale structure, typical chords built on the first note of the scale such as triads, seventh chords and extended chords.

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    MELODIC MINOR SCALE AND ITS MODES

    GRAD NAME E I JAZZ MINOR NOTES NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

    II

    DORIAN b9 LYDIAN AUGMENTED LYDIAN DOMINANT MIXOLYDIAN b6 SEMILOCRIAN SUPERLOCRIA N

    III

    IV

    VI

    VII

    Classical Melodic Minor scale has two forms: ascending and descending:

    the descending form correspond to the natural minor scale. In modern music, however, even the ascending form can be used to descend.

    JAZZ MINOR
    Alternative names: Melodic Minor Ascending, Minor Major, Modern Minor, Ionian flat 3, Dorian maj7, Ipoionian, Dorian major 7 It starts from the first grade of melodic minor scale The name Minor Major is because this mode starts like a minor mode an ends like a major one. NATURAL MINOR HARMONIC MINOR MELODIC MINOR Structure: 2122221 chords over first notes: Triad: minor Seventh chord: minor with major seventh Complete chord: C C C D Eb D Eb D Eb F F F G Ab G Ab G A Bb C B C B C

    Chord simbols: Cm, Cm(maj7), Cm6, Cm^, Cm9(maj7), Cm^9, Cm6/9

    DORIAN b9
    Alternative names: Dorian flat 9, Phrygian sharp 6, Javanese It starts from the second grade of melodic minor scale Structure: 1222212 chords over first notes: Triad: minor Seventh chord: Complete chord: minor seventh

    Chord simbols: Cm, Cm7, Cm7(b9), Cm11(b9), Cm13(b9) Enharmonic chord simbols: Csus(b9)

    LYDIAN AUGMENTED
    Alternative names: Lydian sharp 5 It starts from the third grade of melodic minor scale Structure: 2222121 chords over first notes: Triad: augmented Seventh chord: major seventh with augmented fifth Complete chord:

    Chord simbols: C+, C+(maj7), C^+, C9+(maj7), C^(#5), Cmaj7(#5), C^(#5 #11)

    LYDIAN DOMINANT
    Alternative names: Overtone, Lydian flat 7, Mixolydian sharp 11, Mixolydian #4 It starts from the fourth grade of melodic minor scale Structure: 2221212 chords over first notes: Triad: major Seventh chord: Complete chord: dominant

    Chord simbols: C, C7, C9, C7(#11), C9(#11), C13(#11) Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(b5)

    MIXOLYDIAN b13
    Alternative names: Mixolydian flat 6, Hindu, Aeolian sharp 3, Aeolian Dominant, Hindustan It starts from the fifth grade of melodic minor scale Structure: 2212122 As we can see from the structure, this is a palindromic mode chords over first notes: Triad: major Seventh chord: Complete chord: dominant

    Chord simbols: C, C7, C9, C7(b13), C9(b13), Csus, C7sus, C9sus Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(#5)

    SEMILOCRIAN
    Alternative names: Locrian natural 2, Half Diminished, Aeolian flat 5, Locrian #2 It starts from the sixth grade of melodic minor scale Structure: 2121222

    chords over first notes: Triad: diminished Seventh chord: Complete chord: half diminished

    Chord simbols: Cm7(b5), C, Cm9(b5), C9

    SUPERLOCRIAN
    Alternative names: Altered, Ravel, Diminished Whole-tone, Locrian flat 4 It starts from the seventh grade of melodic minor scale The name Diminished Whole-tone is because this mode starts like a diminished mode an ends like a whole-tone one. Structure: 1212222 chords over first notes: Triad: diminished Seventh chord: half diminished

    Enharmonic interpretation:

    chords over first notes: Triad: augmented Seventh chord: dominant with augmented fifth Complete chord:

    Enharmonic chord simbols: C7alt, C7(b5), C7(#5), C+7, C7(b5 b9), C7(#5 #9), C7(b9 #9 #11 b13), ecc.

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