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This document provides information on chord-scale relationships and scale choices for improvisation. It lists various polychords and their corresponding scales from the major, minor, dominant, half-diminished, and diminished families. It then organizes scale choices by scale groups such as major modes, harmonic minor modes, and altered scales. It also organizes scale choices by chord groups like major seventh chords, minor seventh chords, and dominant seventh chords.

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Polychord-Chord PDF

This document provides information on chord-scale relationships and scale choices for improvisation. It lists various polychords and their corresponding scales from the major, minor, dominant, half-diminished, and diminished families. It then organizes scale choices by scale groups such as major modes, harmonic minor modes, and altered scales. It also organizes scale choices by chord groups like major seventh chords, minor seventh chords, and dominant seventh chords.

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Polychord Chord-Scale Relationship

Relationships
s

Polychord Normal Scale or Mode


Chord
Major Family:
G/C = C ma9 = Ionian or Lydian
Bmi/C = C ma#11 = Lydian
D/Cma7 = C ma13 = Lydian
E/C = C ma7#5 = Lydian Augmented
Minor Family:
G/Cmi = C mi9#7 = Harmonic/Melodic Minor 
Dmi/Cmi = C mi13 = Dorian
D/Cmi7 = C mi13#11 = 4th Mode of Harmonic
Minor 
Dominant Family:
Bb/C bass = C9 sus4 = Mixolydian
Gmi7/C bass = C9 sus4 = Mixolydian
Bbmi7/C bass = C7b9b13sus4 = 5th Mode of Harmonic
Minor 
D/C7 = C13 = Lydian, b7
Eb/C7 = C7#9 = 1/2 Whole Diminished
Gb/C7 = C7b5b9 = 1/2 Whole Dim./Sup.
Locrian
Ab/C7 = C7#5#9 = Super Locrian
A/C7 = C13b9 = 1/2 Whole Diminished
C#mi/C7 = C7#5b9 = Super Locrian
Ebmi/C7 = C7b5#9 = 1/2 Whole Dim./Sup.
Locrian
F#mi/C7 = C13b5b9 = 1/2 Whole Diminished
Half-Diminished Family:
Ab/Cmi7b5 = Cmi13b5 = Locrian
Bb/Cmi7b5 = Cmi9b5 = Locrian, #2
Diminished Family:
B/Cdim7 = Cdim#7 = Whole 1/2 Diminished
D/Cdim7 = Cdmi9 = Whole 1/2 Diminished
F/Cdim7 = Cdim11 = Whole 1/2 Diminished
Ab/Cdim7 = Cdim13 = Whole 1/2 Diminished
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Scale Choices for Improvisation

Organized by Scale Groups (Initial Learning)


Major Modes Harmonic Minor Modes

1) Ionian (ma7) 1) Harmonic (mi#7)

2) Dorian (mi7) 2) 2nd Mode (mi7b5)

3) Phrygian (mi7) 3) 3rd Mode (ma7#5)

4) Lydian (ma7#11) 4) 4th Mode (mi7)

5) Mixolydian (dom7) 5) 5th Mode (dom7b9b13)

6) Aeolian (mi7) 6) 6th Mode (ma7#11)

7) Locrian (mi7b5) 7) 7th Mode (dim7)

Melodic Minor Modes Harmonic Major Modes

1) Melodic minor (mi#7) 1) 1st Mode (ma7 or ma7#5)

2) Dorian,b2 (mib9) 2) 2nd Mode (mi9b5)

3) Lydian-Augmented (ma7#5) 3) 3rd Mode (mi7 or dom7#9)

4) Lydian,b7 (dom7#11) 4) 4th Mode (mi#7)

5) Mixolydian,b6 (dom7b13) 5) 5th Mode (dom13b9)

6) Locrian,#2 (mi9b5) 6) 6th Mode (ma7#5)


7) Super Locrian (dom7#5#9) 7) 7th Mode (dim7)

Altered Scales Pentatonic & Blues Scales

Whole Tone (dom7#5) Major Pentatonic (1 2 3 5 6)

WH Diminished (dim7) Minor Pentatonic (1 b3 4 5 b7)

HW Diminished (dom13#9) Major Blues (1 2 #2 3 5 6)

Augmented (ma7#5) Minor Blues (1 b3 4 #4 5 b7)

Organized by Chord Groups (Application)


Major Seventh Chords Minor Seventh Chords

1) Ionian (natural 4) 1) Dorian (#6)

2) Lydian (#4) 2) Phrygian (b2)

3) 3rd Mode Harmonic Minor (#5) 3) Aeolian (natural 6)

4) 6th Mode Harmonic Minor (#4) 4) Harmonic Minor (#7)

5) Lydian-Augmented (#4, #5) 5) 4th Mode Harmonic Minor (#4)

6) Augmented (natural 5 or #5) 6) Melodic Minor (#6, #7)

7) Major Pentatonic (on 1, 2 or 5) 7) Dorian, b2 (b9)

8) Major Blues 8) Minor Pentatonic (on 1, 2 or 5)

9) Harmonic Major (natural 5 or #5) 9) Minor Blues

10) 6th Mode Harmonic Major (#5) 10) 3rd Mode Harmonic Major (b2,
b4)

11) 4th Mode Harmonic Major (#4,


#7)

Dominant Seventh Chords


1) Mixolydian (natural 4) Half-Diminished Seventh
Chords

2) 5th Mode Harmonic Minor (b9, b13) 1) Locrian (natural 2)

3) Lydian, b7 (#11) 2) 2nd Mode Harmonic Minor


(natural 2)

4) Mixolydian,b6 (b13) 3) Locrian, #2 (#2)

5) Super Locrian (b5, #5, b9, #9) 4) 2nd Mode Harmonic Major (#2)

6) Whole Tone (b5, #5)

7) HW Diminished (13, b9) Fully-Diminished Seventh


Chords

8) Major Pentatonic (on 1 or b5) 1) WH Diminished

9) Minor Pentatonic (on 1) 2) 7th Mode Harmonic Minor

10) Major Blues 3) 7th mode Harmonic Major

11) Minor Blues

12) 3rd Mode Harmonic Major (b9, #9,


b13)

13) 5th Mode Harmonic Major (13, b9)

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