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Originally Posted by Jordan
...I encounter this chord : Cmaj7(#11). upon seeing that, I start to solo in the lydian mode, which in this case just means playing C major starting on F. is that about right?
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Almost. CMaj7(#11) does indeed indicate the lydian mode, but it would be C Lydian, not F; meaning the 4th mode of G-Major. Whichever root you have for the chord, is the root/tonic of your mode.
Try this: What's the parent major-scale of these modes?
- Ab Dorian
- F Mixolydian
- Eb Phrygian
- G Lydian
- D Aeolian
What mode is indicated by these chord symbols?
- Fmin7
- G7
- Ař7
- EbMaj7(#11)
- Cmin7(b6)
:: You need to recognize what mode is being implied, and what parent scale to use.
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Originally Posted by Jordan
...Dmin7 comes up, and I play around, ending the bar on an C, and then going down to an Bb at the beginning of the next bar, which works because the next chord is G, and this is a ii-IV progression. is this kinda right? or are there some holes?
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Again, close. If the G chord is G7 (dominant), there'd be a B-natural rather than a Bb.
Dmin7 - ii - D F A C
G7 - V - G B D F
CMaj7 - I - C E G B
Guide tone line 1 = C, B, B. (7, 3, 7)
Guide tone line 2 = F, F, E. (3, 7,3)
Make sense?
HEY - do you own a realbook? Aebersolds?