USING ALTERED SCALES OVER DOMINANT CHORDS
It’s that time again, theorists! This month’s column leads on from our previous investigation into various types of dominant scales and modes. Ready? The Altered Scale derives its name from the fact that it has the most ‘altered’ tensions of any seven-note scale in western harmony. It’s found on the seventh degree of melodic minor, the seventh mode.
If we identify chord tones and
