Editing Jazz scale (section)

==Modes of the melodic minor scale==
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A great deal of modern jazz harmony arises from the [[Mode (music)|modes]] of the ascending form of the [[melodic minor scale]], also known as the ''jazz melodic minor scale''.<ref name="Baerman">Baerman, Noah (1998). ''Complete Jazz Keyboard Method: Mastering Jazz Keyboard'', p. 34. {{ISBN|0-88284-913-1}}.</ref> This scale is essentially a diatonic major scale with a lowered third, for example A-B-C-D-E-F{{music|sharp}}-G{{music|sharp}}-A. As with any other scale, the modes are derived from playing the scale from different root notes, causing a series of jazz scales to emerge.<ref name="Baerman" />

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|+Modes of the ascending melodic minor scale on C
!Mode
!Name
!Scale on C
!Associated chords{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}
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|I||[[Ascending melodic minor]]||C–D–E{{music|flat}}–F–G–A–B||Cm<sup>maj7</sup> (9, 11, 13) or Cm<sup>6</sup> chords
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|II||[[Dorian ♭2 scale|Dorian {{music|flat}}2]] or Phrygian {{music|natural}}6||C–D{{music|flat}}–E{{music|flat}}–F–G–A–B{{music|flat}}||Cm<sup>7</sup> ({{music|flat}}9, {{music|sharp}}9, 13) chord
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|III||[[Lydian augmented scale|Lydian augmented]]||C–D–E–F{{music|sharp}}–G{{music|sharp}}–A–B||C<sup>maj7{{music|#}}5</sup> (9, {{music|#}}11) chord
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|IV||[[Acoustic scale]], Lydian dominant, Mixolydian {{music|sharp}}4, or Overtone||C–D–E–F{{music|sharp}}–G–A–B{{music|flat}}||C<sup>7</sup> (9, {{music|sharp}}11, 13) chord
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|V||[[Aeolian dominant scale|Aeolian dominant]], Mixolydian {{music|flat}}6, Descending melodic major, or Hindu||C–D–E–F–G–A{{music|flat}}–B{{music|flat}}||C<sup>7</sup> (9, {{music|flat}}13) chord
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|VI||[[Half diminished scale|Half-diminished]], Locrian {{music|sharp}}2, or Aeolian {{music|flat}}5||C–D–E{{music|flat}}–F–G{{music|flat}}–A{{music|flat}}–B{{music|flat}}||Cm<sup>7{{music|flat}}5</sup> (9, 11, {{music|flat}}13)
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|VII||[[Altered scale]], Super Locrian, or Altered dominant scale||{{nowrap|C–D{{music|flat}}–E{{music|flat}}–F{{music|flat}}–G{{music|flat}}–A{{music|flat}}–B{{music|flat}}}}||C<sup>7</sup> ({{music|flat}}9 or {{music|sharp}}9, {{music|sharp}}11, {{music|flat}}13) chord
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