Improvise Using the Dominant 7th Chord With 5 Types of Scales (Piano)
Learn all about the dominant 7th chord and how it works with 5 types of scales. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music explores the dominant 7th chord and how it pairs with five types of scales, including the pentatonic scales, the half-whole diminished scale, whole tone scales and other exotic scales. You'll also get a glimpse of how the dominant 7th works in both western and eastern music, opening up new colours for improvisation. It's an advanced, ear-opening look at one of music's most versatile chords. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:50 - The Dominant 7th Chord 01:11 - The 5 Types of Scales 03:04 - Bb Dominant 7th Chord 03:54 - Mixolydian Mode 04:57 - Mixolydian b6 06:00 - Lydian Dominant 06:36 - Modes of the Melodic Minor 07:44 - Phrygian Dominant 09:01 - Modes of the Harmonic Minor Scale 09:42 - Altered Dominant or Super Locrian 11:54 - Pentatonic Scales - Major & Minor 13:01 - Blues Scales - Major & Minor 15:20 - Exotic Scales 15:37 - Whole Tone Scale 17:18 - Half-Whole Diminished Scale 19:43 - Melakartha Ragas 22:44 - Carnatic Intervals 24:43 - Western vs Eastern (Indian) Music 26:15 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #Dominant7thChord #PianoImprovisation #MusicTheory
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