Dominant Scales!
Using different Dominant scales on dom7th Chords is one way we can make variation and add new sounds to our solos. In this video I will go over the 6 basic scale choices you need to know for improvising over jazz standards and originals
For each of the scales I will go over what they are, the extensions or colors they add to the chord and also an example of a really useful but less common idea that you can use when soloing over the chord.
These ideas or arpeggios are things that I have dug out from improvising and studying the music you can make with these scales and they really give a clear picture of the sound plus they make for interesting melodies.
Content:
0:00 Intro
0:58 The Blues Scale Question?
1:15 #1 Mixolydian
1:48 Extensions
2:16 Constructing a great non-diatonic arpeggio
2:53 The Arepggio
3:03 Mixolydian chord voicings
3:20 Example of Lick / Analysis
3:55 #2 Dominant from Harmonic minor
4:29 Extensions
4:54 Constructing an arpeggio
5:21 b9b13 Chord Voicings
5:33 The Arpeggio
5:43 Mixolydian b9b13 Example / Analysis
6:34 #3 The Altered Scale
7:19 Extensions and Alterations in the scale
7:45 Altered Chord Voicings
8:06 The secret Altered Arpeggio
8:36 Altered Scale Example / Analysis
9:10 #4 Lydian Dominants
9:40 Extenstions and the 13th Arpeggio
9:58 Lydian Dom7th chord voicings
10:13 The Dom7th(#5) Arpeggio
10:45 Example Lydian Dominant
11:15 #5 Diminished Scale
11:46 Extensions and Alterations
12:21 Chord Voicings
12:34 The Overlooked Dom7th arpeggio
12:59 Diminished Dom7th Example / Analysis
13:26 #6 Whole-tone scale
14:06 The Extensions in the Whole-Tone scale
14:32 Chord Voicings
15:19 Whole-Tone Example / Analysis
15:55 Did I leave out a scale?
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