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Julian Vickers
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Julian Vickers
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03/02/2007 3:09 am
Any jazz song with a minor 2-5-1 will sound good with melodic minor modes

eg:

Am7b5 - D7 - Gminor

You would play:

The A dorian b2 over the Am7b5
The D super locrian over the D7 (also known as the altered scale)
And then the G Melodic minor over the Gminor.

The D7 isn't usually just a D7, it will usually be altered in some way like a b9 or a #5 or something.

Songs that come to mind with minor 2-5-1s:

Autumn Leaves
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
Miracle Blade 4: Gibs on touch.