Altered Duality Volume 1 (Melodic Minor) + backing track

Altered Duality Volume 1 (Melodic Minor) - application over Dominant 7 chords

In this study I will be exploring a concept I use often when playing melodically over altered dominant chords. As such chords belong diatonically on the seventh degree of a melodic minor scale we can divide the set of 7 notes into two different sonorities that do not share a single note in common. 

We can extract an "augmented triad" from the 7th degree of the scale and a "minor 7" chord from the 2nd degree. To me the augmented triad displays one of the brightest sound colors and the minor 7 chord brings to the table a dark and silky flavor.

This way of dividing the sound of the melodic minor scale in two contrasting melodic units has always been very attractive to me as it presents us with a vast array of melodic possibilities and improvisational vocabulary. With the use of all inversions of both harmonies (arpeggios) the potential for melodic sequences and motif development is impressive.

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