Chord Family Scales

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This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you Discover, Learn, and Play essential chord/scale relationships to develop your Chord Family Scales. In this jazz piano lessons you will:

1. Discover: Essential Chord/Scale Relationships
2. Learn: How to see these relationships when grouped By Chord Families
3. Play: The correct (most common) scales for the 5 Primary Sounds of Jazz

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• Illustrations (detailed graphics in all 12 keys)
• Lead Sheets (sheet music for all 12 keys)
• Play Along Tracks (ensemble assistance and practice tips)
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All three Podcast Guides are designed to help you gain a functional command of chord/scale relationships and reinforce your Chord Family Scales. The Podcast Guides are invaluable educational tools to have at your side and finger-tips while studying and practicing JazzPianoSkills.

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EPISODE OUTLINE:

1. Chord Family (5 Primary Sounds)
   1. Major
   2. Dominant
   3. Minor
   4. Half-Diminished
   5. DIminished
2. 12 Notes In Music
   1. 12 Chord Families
      1. Chord Family Formula
         1. 1-3-5-7
         2. 1-3-5-b7
         3. 1-b3-5-b7
         4. 1-b3-b5-b7
         5. 1-b3-b5-bb7
      2. Four Note Chords
         1. Why? No Dominant Triad!
3. C Chord Family
   1. C Major
      1. Demo 1
         1. Ionian Mode (I Chord)
         2. C D E F G A B (C Major Scale)
   2. C Dominant
      1. Demo 2
         1. Mixolydian Mode (V Chord)
         2. C D E F G A Bb (F MAjor Scale)
   3. C Minor
      1. Demo 3
         1. Dorian Mode (II Chord)
         2. C D Eb F G A Bb (Bb Major Scale)
   4. C Half DIminished
      1. Demo 4
         1. Locrian Mode
         2. C DB Eb F Gb Ab Bb (Db Major Scale)
   5. C Diminished
      1. Demo 5
         1. 7th Mode Harmonic Minor
         2. C Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bbb (Db Harmonic Minor Scale)

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