Jazz Guitar Scales Made Easy: Deriving 28 Modes from One Shape

[richard vandyne]

ok now i am showing my ignorance!!!!i forgot about still being in the parent key and adding another sharp or flat by naming in dorian , mico or whatever, than clears it up a bunch. i really appreciate your patience. thanks again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[m78w]

yeah, C major and D dorian are the same key, both have no sharps or flats, but C is the parent key and D is the mode that is derived from that scale.

So you could say, Autumn Leaves in A minor, that would imply no sharps or flats for the key, but that doesn't tell you what modes are implied by each chord.

So modes are used to outline chords, you don't really call a blues in F mixolydian, you just say blues in F, the fact that the first chord, which is F7, is related to F mixolydian is a consideration for improvisation, not the overall key of the tune.

I hope that's making more sense.

sorry, I don't understand your second question, about the dorian chart, can you be a bit more specific and I'll try and help out, thanks!

[m78w]

Originally Posted by richard vandyne

ok now i am showing my ignorance!!!!i forgot about still being in the parent key and adding another sharp or flat by naming in dorian , mico or whatever, than clears it up a bunch. i really appreciate your patience. thanks again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AWESOME! I know we'd get there, just needed to come at it from a few different angles, glad we were able to work it out!!

[richard vandyne]

thanks all i just am a little mixed up but now i understand thanks loads