& c C Major

&

Cmaj9 Dm9 Em7 Fmaj9 G913 Am9 B7

Imaj7 ii7 iii7 IVmaj7 V7 vi7 vii7

Chords derived from C major scale shown with their functions (as Roman numerals) related to traditional music.

& D Dorian

E Phrygian

F Lydian

& G Mixolydian

A Aeolian

B Locrian (not useful as a tonic mode as there is no perfect fifth above the tonic)

& b b n C Harmonic Minor

& nb b nbbb

bnb

bb bnCmmaj7 D7 Ebmaj7#5 Fm9 G7b13b9 Abmaj7 B7

ii7 iv7 V7 VImaj7 vii7

Chords derived from C harmonic minor scale shown with their functions (as Roman numerals) related to traditional music.

MODES RELATED TO C MAJOR:

MAJOR SCALE with RELATED MODES & CHORDS

HARMONIC MINOR SCALE with RELATED MODES & CHORDS

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SCALES for JAZZ IMPROVISATION

& b n n C Melodic Minor

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Chord associated with C Melodic Minor:

& b bEb Lydian Augmented

wwwwnbEbmaj7#5Chord associated with Eb Lydian Augmented:

& n b F Lydian Dominant w

wwwwwbF9#11Chord associated with F Lydian Dominant:

& b G mixolydian b6

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bn

G9b13Chord associated with G mixolydian b6:

& n b A Locrian #2

wwwwwnbA7#2Chord associated with A Locrian #2:

& b B Superlocrian (A.K.A. diminished whole tone, altered scale) w

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B7alt.

Chord associated with B Superlocrian:

MELODIC MINOR SCALE with RELATED MODES & CHORDS

Scale Catalog, p. 2

& b n C Harmonic Major (Major with flat 6)

& b 5th mode of C major flat 6:

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G13b9 Chord associated with 5th mode of C major flat 6:

& b 3rd mode of C major flat 6: w

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#9b13Chord associated with 3rd mode of C major flat 6:

& b b n # bC Half/Whole Diminished

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C7b9 C13b9#11Chords associated with half/whole diminished scale:

& b # # C Whole/Half Diminished

bb n C7 Cmaj7

Chords associated with whole/half diminished scale:

& b b b C Whole Tone

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Chord associated with whole tone scale:

LESS TRADITIONAL SCALES

Scale Catalog, p. 3

& C Major Pentatonic

# C Major Blues

& b b C Minor Pentatonic

b # b C Minor Blues

& # # C Augmented

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Chord associated with augmented scale:

Scale Catalog, p. 4