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Originally Posted by Franzman
Yes, I think I get it ^^
...I think it'll be alot easier to go with the parent scale thinking, atleast for a start.
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Yeah, some people find it easier to know where a mode falls within a parent scale (myself included), while others use the chord suffix (the min7 part) to tell them which notes are different.
As long as you know which is which, and how to quickly identify them visually, you'll be all right.
Here's where the chord-scale relationship comes in. Each 7th chord of the parent scale, relates to a particular mode(s). I'll use the most common chord symbols.
I - ionian - FMaj7
ii - dorian - Gmin7
iii - phrygian - Amin7 ...[ Amin7(b9) ]
IV - lydian - BbMaj7(#11)
V - mixolydian - C7
vi - aeolian - Dmin7 ...[ Dmin7(b6) ]
viii - locrian - Eř7 ...[ Emin7(b5) ]
*N.B. With minor-7th chords, it
usually defaults to dorian, unless the composer specifies, or uses a more specific chord symbol. Similarly, with Major-7th chords, you'll usually use Lydian, rather than Ionian, unless specified.
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