jazz minor scale

The scale may be considered to originate in the use of extensions beginning with the seventh in jazz and thus the necessity to, "chromatically raise the diatonic 7th to create a stable, tonic sound," rather than use a minor seventh chord, associated with ii, for tonic.Berg, Shelly (2005). Alfred's Essentials of Jazz Theory, Book 3, p.90. {{ISBN|978-0-7390-3089-9}}.

The jazz minor scale contains all of the altered notes of the dominant seventh chord whose root is a semitone below the scale's tonic: "In other words to find the correct jazz minor scale for any dominant 7th chord simply use the scale whose tonic note is a half step higher than the root of the chord."Berle, Arnie (1983). How to Create and Develop a Jazz Sax Solo, p.78. {{ISBN|978-1-56222-088-4}}. For example, the G⁷ chord and A{{music|b}} jazz minor scale: the A{{music|b}} scale contains the root, third, seventh, and the four most common alterations of G⁷. This scale may be used to resolve to C in the progression G⁷–C (over G⁷, which need not be notated G^{7{{music|b}}5{{music|#}}5{{music|b}}9{{music|#}}9}).

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It is used over a minor major seventh chord.Arnold, Bruce E. (2001). Music Theory Workbook for Guitar: Scale Construction, p.12. {{ISBN|978-1-890944-53-7}}. See: chord-scale system. The scale also easily allows diatonic chord progressions, for example a I−vi−ii−V progression:

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The triads built on each scale degree follow a distinct pattern. The roman numeral analysis is shown below.

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The seventh chords built on each scale degree follow a distinct pattern. The roman numeral analysis is shown below.

{{see also|Mode (music)}}

Each mode of the jazz minor scale can be considered to be related to two diatonic modes, with one note of the diatonic mode either sharped or flatted according to the table below, which is arranged in fifths.

Each mode of the jazz minor scale features different intervals of notes from the tonic according to the table below, which is arranged in order of brightness.

• Modes of the melodic minor scale
• Harmonic minor scale
• Natural minor scale
• Major scale

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• R., Ken (2012). DOG EAR Tritone Substitution for Jazz Guitar, Amazon Digital Services, Inc., ASIN: B008FRWNIW