CONCISE OVERVIEW

The following is a concise representation of all the other sessions.

DIATONIC

....I...............II...............III..............IV................V.................VI..............VII...........

Maj7.........D-7.............E-7...........FMaj7............G7...............A-7............B-7(b5)....

Ionian.......Dorian.......Phrygian.......Lydian.......Mixolydian.......Aeolian.......Locrian...

Secondary Dominant Chords(Resolve up a perfect 4th)

...V/I..........V/II............V/III............V/IV............V/V.............V/VI..............N/A........

..G7..........A7..............B7...............C7..............D7..................E7................N/A........

.Mixo...Mixo.b13...Mixo.b9,#9,b13..Mixo...........Mixo.....Mixo.b9,#9,b13.....N/A........

Substitute Dominant Chords(Resolve down a half step)

SubV/I.....SubV/II.......SubV/III.....SubV/IV......SubV/V........SubV/VI...........N/A.......

Db7...........Eb7.............F7............Gb7.............Ab7.............Bb7..............N/A........

|..................................................Lydian b7.........................................................|

MODAL INTERCHANGE C IONIAN

.........IMaj7...........II-7.............III-7.............FMaj7............G7...............A-7............B-7(b5)......

....Ionian..........Dorian........Phrygian..........Lydian......Mixolydian.......Aeolian.........Locrian......

C DORIAN

...........I-7............N/A.........bIIIMaj7.............IV7.............N/A..............N/A..............N/A..........

..........C-7............N/A.........EbMaj7.............F7.............N/A..............N/A...............N/A.........

.......Dorian...........N/A.........Lydian......Mixo.or.Blues......N/A.............N/A...............N/A.........

C LYDIAN

.....IMaj7(#11).........N/A...........N/A..........#IV-7(b5)..........N/A.............N/A.............N/A.........

....CMaj7(#11)........N/A...........N/A...........F#-7(b5)...........N/A.............N/A.............N/A........

.......Lydian............N/A...........N/A....Locrian.or.Whole......N/A............N/A..............N/A........

C MIXOLYDIAN

...........I7...............N/A............N/A.............N/A.............V-7..............N/A...........bIIIMaj7....

...........C7..............N/A............N/A.............N/A.............G-7..............N/A...........BbMaj7......

....Blues.or.Mixo.....N/A............N/A.............N/A...........Dorian..........N/A............Lydian........

C AEOLIAN

.........N/A............II-7(b5).........N/A..............IV-7.............N/A........bVIMaj7.........N/A.........

.........N/A.........Dflat-7(b5).......N/A...............F-7..............N/A.........AbMaj7..........N/A........

........N/A...........Locrian..........N/A............Dorian............N/A..........Lydian..............N/A.......

SUBDOMINANT MINOR(IV-)

.....IV-............IV-6..........IV-/Maj7......FlatVII7.....II-7(b5).....bIIMaj7......bVIMaj7..

|-------------------------Takes Jazz or Real Melodic Minor Scale......................................|

ALL THE CHORDS & RELATED SCALES IN A KEY(C)

C....IMa7(Ionian)...Idim(Diminished)...I7(Blues or Mixolydian...I-7(Dorian)...IMa7#11(Lydian)...V/IV(Mixolydian)

C#..#Idim(Diminished)

Db.. SubV/I(Lydian b7)...bIIMaj7(Sub.Dom.Min. or Real Harmonic Minor)

D....II-7(Dorian)...V/V(Mixolydian)

D#..#IIdim(Diminished)

Eb..bIIIdim(Diminished)...bIIIMaj7(Modal Interchange Lydian)...SubV/II(Lydian b7)

E....III-7(Phrygian)...V/VI(Mixolydian #9,b9,b13)

F....IVMaj7(Lydian)...IV-6(Sub.Dom.Min. or Real Harmonic Minor)...IV-7(Modal Interchange Dorian)...IV7(Modal Interchange Mixolydian or Blues)...IV-/Maj7(Sub.Dom.Min. or Real Harmonic Minor)

F#..#IVdim(Diminished)...#IV-7(b5)(Modal Interchange Locrian)

G....V/I(Mixolydian)...V-7(Modal Interchange Dorian)...Vdim(Diminished)

Gb..SubV/IV(Lydian b7)

G#..#Vdim(Diminished)

Ab..SubV/V(Lydian b7)...bVIMaj7(Modal Interchange Sub.Dom.Min> or Real Harmonic Minor)

A....VI-7(Aeolian)...V/II(Mixolydian b13)

Bb..bVII7(Sub.Dom.Min. or Jazz Minor)...SubV/VI(Lydian b7)...bVIIMaj7(Modal Interchange Lydian)

B....VII-7(b5)(Locrian)...V/III(Mixolydian #9,b9,b13)...VIIdim(Diminished)


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