The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast

JLTP 017: The seven major scale modes

The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast

Show Notes

In this podcast I discuss the seven major scale modes that can be used for jazz improvisation.

Links;

JLTP 014 natural minor scales (Aeolian mode)

Items mentioned in this podcast

The Mark Levine Jazz Theory Book

The Mark Levine Jazz Piano Book

In this episode, you will learn;

The 7 major scale modes

The chords that are associated with those modes

How to apply the appropriate scale mode to the chord

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