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Drop C
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Chords
A
C
C
♯
D
E
♭
E
F
F
♯
G
A
♭
A
B
♭
B
Aeolian Dominant
Major / Minor
Ionian
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Locrian
Double Harmonic Major Modes
Hungarian Minor
Oriental
Ionian with Augmented Second
Locrian with Flat 3 and 7
Double Harmonic
Lydian with Augmented 6 and 2
Ultra Phrygian
Harmonic Minor Modes
Harmonic Minor
Locrian with Major Sixth
Ionian with Diminished Fifth
Dorian with Augmented Fourth
Phrygian Dominant
Lydian with Minor Second
Super Locrian with Minor Seventh
Major Pentatonic Modes
Major Pentatonic
Egyptian Suspended
Man Gong
Ritsusen
Minor Pentatonic
Minor Melodic Modes
Melodic Minor
Dorian with Minor Second
Lydian Augmented
Lydian Dominant
Aeolian Dominant
Half Diminished
Super Locrian
Others
Blues
Bebop Dominant
Frets: 0 - 24
Formula
Notes
M2-M2-m2-M2-m2-M2
A
B
C
♯
D
E
F
G
Play
E
B
G
D
A
E
F
F
1
C
♯
A
E
B
2
G
D
F
G
3
B
C
♯
4
A
E
G
D
A
5
F
C
♯
6
B
D
A
E
B
7
G
F
8
C
♯
E
B
C
♯
9
D
A
F
G
D
10
C
♯
11
E
B
G
D
A
E
12
F
F
13
C
♯
A
E
B
14
G
D
F
G
15
B
C
♯
16
A
E
G
D
A
17
F
C
♯
18
B
D
A
E
B
19
G
F
20
C
♯
E
B
C
♯
21
D
A
F
G
D
22
C
♯
23
E
B
G
D
A
E
24
Basic Scale Information
Name:
Aeolian Dominant
Type:
Mixolydian scale with minor third
Formula:
1 – 2 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – ♭7
Relation with Major Scale:
Mixolydian scale with minor third, akin to the dominant Dorian scale.
Theoretical Aspects
Sound Character:
Unique combination of tension and melody: it has the drive of the dominant with the dark color of the minor third.
Typical Chord:
7(♭3)
Modal Context:
Used in blues or modal jazz contexts, when a hybrid between major and minor is desired.
Harmonic Use:
Perfect for replacing blues dominants or for complex melodic lines over minor V7s.
Musical Context
Musical Styles:
Jazz, Blues, Funk
Songs using the scale:
Chameleon - Herbie Hancock
Cold Duck Time - Eddie Harris
Red Clay - Freddie Hubbard
All Blues - Miles Davis
Evoked Atmosphere:
Groovy, mysterious, dynamic, and mixed.
Chords in Scale
A
A
Major
A
Major Dominant 7
A
Major Dominant 9
A
Major Dominant 11
A
Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
A
Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4
A
Power chord
A
Suspended Second
A
Suspended Fourth
B
B
Diminished
B
Half Diminished 7
C
♯
C
♯
Diminished
C
♯
Half Diminished 7
D
D
Power chord
D
Suspended Second
D
Suspended Fourth
D
Minor
E
E
Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
E
Power chord
E
Suspended Fourth
E
Minor
E
Minor 7
G
G
Major
G
Major Dominant 7
G
Major Dominant 9
G
Major 6
G
Power chord
G
Suspended Second
