Melodic Minor Modes - Locrian #2 - Diatonic Substitutions - Mode 6

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Vince Lauria
on December 13, 2009 1:43 PM | | Comments (0)

               Melodic Minor starting on A =  A,  B,  C,  D, Eb,  F,   G,  A,  B,  C,   D,   Eb,   F,    G,    A 

A Locrian #2 scale numbers =  1,  2,  b3, 4, b5,  b6, b7, 8,  9, b10, 11, b12, b13, b14, 15

Notice that 2/9, 4/11, b6/b13 (b7/b14 rarely called b14 also the 1 or root is sometimes just R for root note) are the same notes.

(remember the #2 is in relation to the Major Scale Locrian Mode which has a flat 2)  

Get use to them being referred to both ways. This one number system applies to all keys!

 Now lets take every other note in a group of three, four, five, six, and seven notes.

3 notes = A, C, Eb               = A diminished                                                          (Ao)
4 notes = A, C, Eb, G           = A minor seventh flat fifth                                       (Am7b5)
5 notes = A, C, Eb, G, B       = A minor seventh flat fifth add ninth (Am7b5/b9) also written Am9b5                                                               
6 notes = A, C, Eb, G, B, D   = A minor seventh flat fifth add ninth, eleventh (Am7b5/b9/11) also written Am11b5
7 notes = A, C, Eb, G, B, D, F = A minor seventh flat fifth add ninth, eleventh, flat thirteenth           (Am7b5/b9/11/b13)

Other common diminished chords:
(small m means minor - also / means to add  
additional notes to the original 3 note chord)

Ao/9                  = A, C, Eb, B
Ao/11                 = A, C, Eb, D
Ao/9/11              = A, C, Eb, B, D
Ao/9/11/b13        = A, C, Eb, B, D, F
Am7b5/11           = A, C, Eb, G, D
Am7b5/b13         = A, C, Eb, G, F
Am7b5/9/b13      = A, C, Eb, G, B, F
Am7b5/11/b13    = A, C, Eb, G, D, F
Am7/11              = A, C, G, D         (also called Am7 sus)
  

Ao/b6                 = A, C, Eb, F
Ao/b6/9              = A, C, Eb, F, B
Ao/b6/11            = A, C, Eb, F, D
Ao/b6/9/11         = A, C, Eb, F, B, D

So here is your assignment that you will do with all keys using the Locrian #2 Mode.
Locrian #2 chord progression key of C Melodic Minor:

Original progression   - Ao //// G //// Cm //// F ////     (io, VII, iii, VI)   
Now with sub chords - Am11b5 //// G13 //// Cm/6/9/11 //// Fmaj#11 //// (io11b5, VII13, iii/6/9/11, VImaj#11)
 
You can use any of the 4 note chords to replace the 3 note chords.
You can use any of the A diminished chords in this lesson to sub for the i of the A Locrian #2 Scale.
I will expand on this in greater detail later but for now go back to all the Locrian #2 chord progressions previously given (Melodic Minor Scale Modes - Locrian #2 - Mode 6) and sub the 4 note chords for the 3 note chords and sub the io chord with the new io chords from this lesson.
You can also sub any of the chords already covered, example E minor becomes Em/b9.

Also take these chord formulas and a note name chart and start to create these chords in all possible octaves and positions. When creating chords on the guitar the root, fifth or seventh are often omitted because of just having six strings. 
You can use all notes when multi-tracking.


Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.


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