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 Lesson 10: The Melodic Minor ModesThe Ionian Melodic Minor goes with minor Maj7 chords. The Dorian Melodic Minor goes with m7b9 chords. The Phrygian Melodic Minor goes with Maj7#5 chords. The Lydian Mixolydian goes with 7#11 or 7b5 chords. The Super Mixolydian with 7b13 chords. The Super Locrian goes with the altered chords (7b5, #5, b9, #9). Memorize each individual pattern to be able to play each of them starting from any note on the bass. Like in the Major modes, you are not limited to one octave when you are using the modes. In that regard, the following page shows the positions relating to each mode. C IONIAN MELODIC MINOR (DORIAN MAJOR 7) (Audio Clip)
D DORIAN MELODIC MINOR (PHRYGIAN WITH A NATURAL 6) (Audio Clip)
E FLAT PHRYGIAN MELODIC MINOR (LYDIAN #5) (Audio Clip)
F LYDIAN MIXOLYDIAN (MIXOLYDIAN #11) (Audio Clip)
G SUPER MIXOLYDIAN (AEOLIAN WITH A MAJOR THIRD) (Audio Clip)
AEOLIAN MELODIC MINOR (LOCRIAN WITH A MAJOR NINTH) (Audio Clip)
B SUPER LOCRIAN (ALTERED SCALE) (Audio Clip)
The Melodic Minor Positions You will also notice that the Ionian Melodic Minor and the Super Locrian modes are the same position pattern, as well as the Dorian Melodic Minor and the Phrygian Melodic Minor modes. FIRST POSITION (Audio Clip)
SECOND POSITION (Audio Clip)
THIRD POSITION (Audio Clip)
FOURTH POSITION (Audio Clip)
FIFTH POSITION (Audio Clip)
NEXT LESSON: THE HARMONIC MAJOR MODES
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