Wednesday, March 19, 2025

10 thoughts on “The Modes of Harmonic Minor – Do we need them? (Jazz Guitar Lesson 69)

  • I like to play Locrian NAT 9 against a Altered Dom. For example E dom b9 If I play D Locrian nat 9 against It . I like that sound. That mode Is In Melodic Minor as well. I think

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  • Lydian #2 donst sound anything like a phrygian dominant
    Im thinking dorian #4 has a b3…not Maj3…lmao
    so i can FULL diminished it….FFS.

    You heard of the ( N6) yes??? ( A harmonic min b2 or Melodic min b2
    will…a rookie might play Bb Major , Dominant , Augmented or diminished.

    lets say…I do Bb maj7…as Pre dominant
    A min Bb Maj7 C Maj D min

    A min Bb Maj7 or min or dim C# dim into D min
    A min B dim C# dim into D min

    or this
    A min Bb min C Maj into F MAJOR or F minor

    I can play Bb Lydian #2…In other words… Bb minor.lmao.
    C# dim or augmented into D minor

    Or like this…..E AUGMENTED into F Min/Maj7…..to Ab/G# AUGMENTED
    or I can Play E diminished into F Major or F minor…

    You dont have to do Jackshiet….or even play music.
    The MAJOR Bepop scale has a passing note between the G and A note.
    it's just a cheater's way to play the C Harmonic MAJOR and the A Harmonic min..
    That would be F lydian b3 G Mix b2 Ab lydian aug #2
    verse F lydian #2 G# loc b4, bb7

    as in G 7 add b9
    B Full dim/G

    sense you wanna dominant everything
    This is the DOMINANT Pentatonic scale.
    R…x2….x…3………..5………..b7….x….R

    mix
    mix #2
    mix b2
    mix b6
    mix #4
    mix b2, #4
    Mixb2, b6
    Mix #2, #4

    loc b4
    phry b4
    aeo b4, b5
    Ion #5, b7
    Ion #4, #5. b7

    Mix b2, b5, b6

    cycle of dominants
    The notes will go chormatically…if you play it…even thou it's cycling down
    to the 4th everytime….like II, V, I…
    Just use ALL dominant chords….
    but Notice…how i show to alter a dominant chord into WHATEVER CHORD.
    Eventually you'll figure out…you can alter…Whatever de FFFFF chord into
    whatever the FFFFFF chord as you wish….as in whatever MODE into whatever MODE.
    1, #2, #4, 6 or 1, #2, #4, b7…too okay
    becuase later on…when you get into FULL diminished (WH/HW)
    you can stack MAJOR or DOMINANT chords….every b3….too , aside full diminished.

    B7 into E7 into A7 D7 G7 C7 F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Db7 Gb7 B7

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  • Im searching for something about this scale:
    cdefg a-flat b.

    Natural major and minor cdefgab / abcdefg
    Harmonic major and minor cdefg a-flat b / abcdefg#
    Melodic major and minor e f# g# abcd / abcdef# g#

    correct???

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  • Great stuff. Would love to see a brief video talking about the different guitars you have too. Especially interested in your thoughts about the Guild t50 slim

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  • Miko I cant figure out that scale your playing against the A minor notes #11? A dorian #11? sorry

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  • I have been speaking to a very well known jazz guitar teacher and hes said f the modes the scales and just learn the language of the greats you want to sign like . I do know a lot of theory but does Eric Clapton know the modes of the melodic minor scale? Everyone calls him a guitar God? I doubt Django knew them he was from another planet just playing by ear . Anyway I like this video and feel it helps to learn as much as you can . that's my feeling thanks for a great video MAN your example the playing in it was out of this world perfect !

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