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Soloing over Minor 2-5-1

7/22/2014

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These charts show the arpeggios for the Minor 2-5-1 progression for each position on the neck.
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Also included are scales which function well over either parts of or the entire progression.

The Harmonic Minor scale contains all the chord tones of the Minor 2-5-1 progression.  It is a great scale to solo over this minor turnaround.  The Harmonic Minor has a b6 and a major 7.

The Natural Minor at the root of the i chord also contains notes in both the ii chord (half-diminished, or minor 7b5).  The Natural Minor scale has a b6 and a b7.

The Lydian Dominant chord adds a #4 to jazz up the V change.  It's the same as the Mixolydian mode, except with a raised 4.

The Melodic Minor can be used as another variant of the i chord.  The Melodic Minor (aka "Jazz Minor") has a Major 6 and a Major 7. Only the third is flattened.  The seventh degree of the the Melodic Minor is the same as the altered scale.  So if the V has a flat or raised 9 or 5,  you can effectively move this scale so the 7th sits on the 5th degree of the i chord, and you will have the Altered scale for that Dominant.

The Dorian mode, which I didn't include,  is another classic scale for the i chord.

Any of these scales can be used over the progression, but it is important to hit the chord tones (notably the 3rd and 7th) of each change.
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