Originally Posted by
Balalaika
I know the basic rule of scale playing over the chord--find a scale that contain all the chord tones--however, I still find it hard to do. There are 7 modes of major scale as follows and it only covers parts of chords, we still got lots of chords left. Say 7b9 chord, then I can't find a sacle that have Db and E note together.
I Ionian mode C D E F G A B C (associated with C Major 7 chord)
ii Dorian mode C D E♭ F G A B♭ C (associated with C-6 or C-7 13 chord)
iii Phrygian mode C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C (associated with Csus4 ♭9)
IV Lydian mode C D E F♯ G A B C (associated with C Maj7 ♯11 chord)
V Mixolydian mode C D E F G A B♭ C (associated with C7 chord)
vi Aeolian mode C D E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C (associated with C-7 ♭13 chord)
viiø Locrian mode C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C (associated with C-7♭5 chord)
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