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Soloing scales from any chord in any one category may be used to improvise a solo for any other chord in that category. Jazz Soloing Scales & ChordsIn the Key of C
| Major Chords | Scales |
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| CMaj7, CMaj9, C6, C | C Major, C lydian, C Major bebop, | | C Major pentatonic, G Major pentatonic | | CMaj7(+11) | C lydian, B in sen | | Minor Chords | Scales |
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| Cm7, Cm9, Cm11, Cm | C dorian, C minor bebop, C minor pentatonic, | | F Major pentatonic, Bb Major pentatonic, | | Eb Major bebop, C blues, C minor | | Cm6, Cm | C dorian, C melodic minor, C minor pentatonic, | | F Major pentatonic, Bb Major pentatonic, | | C minor bebop, Eb Major bebop, D in sen | | Cm(+7) | C melodic minor, C harmonic minor, Eb Major bebop | | Cm7(-6) | C minor, Ab Major pentatonic | | Cm7(-9) | C phrygian, C phrygian (+6) | | Dominant Chords | Scales |
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| C7, C9, C13, C | C mixolydian, C lydian dominant, C dominant bebop, | | C blues, C Major pentatonic | | C7sus, Csus, C11 | C mixolydian | | Bb/C, Gm7/C | C suspended pentatonic, F Major pentatonic | | C7(+11), C7 | C lydian dominant | | C7alt, C7(+9+5), C7(+9) | C altered, F harmonic minor, F melodic minor | | C7(-9-5), C7(-9) | HW diminished, F harmonic minor, F melodic minor | | C7+ | C whole tone | | Diminished Chords | Scales |
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| Cm7(-5) | C locrian (+2), C locrian | | Cdim7 | C WH diminished | | Other Chords | Scales |
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| Cphryg | C phrygian, C phrygian (+6), C Spanish phrygian, C in sen | | CMaj7(+5) | C lydian augmented, C Major bebop | | C7sus(-9) | C phrygian (+6), C phrygian |
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