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Guitar Thesaurus by Stefanos Nikas
Guitar Thesaurus The Complete Guide To Scales, Chords, Arpeggios
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Over 120 Diagrams All The Scales, Chords And Arpeggios You 'll Ever Need The Best Way To Master Guitar Theory
By Stefanos Nikas
Guitar Thesaurus The Complete Guide To Scales, Chords, Arpeggios by Stefanos Nikas
“He that has patience may compass anything.”
I would like to give special thanks to Tasos Asonitis for the help and support he provided me, none of these would be possible without him. Cover Photo by Haris Bampouras First Edition ISBN: 978-1-304-52024-1 This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any manner without the written permission from the author. Copyright © 2013 by Stefanos Nikas All Rights Reserved.
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Introduction
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Reading Diagrams
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Major Scale
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Natural Minor Scale
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Dorian Scale
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Phrygian Scale
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Lydian Scale
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Mixolydian Scale
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Locrian Scale
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Harmonic Minor Scale
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Locrian #6 Scale
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Ionian Augmented Scale
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Dorian #4 Scale
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Phrygian Dominant Scale
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Lydian #2 Scale
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Ultralocrian Scale
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Melodic Minor Scale
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Dorian b2 Scale
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Lydian Augmented Scale
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Lydian Dominant Scale
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Mixolydian b6 Scale
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Locrian #2 Scale
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Altered Scale
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Diminished (Whole Half) Scale
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Diminished (Half Whole) Scale
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Whole Tone Scale
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Augmented Scale
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Major Pentatonic Scale
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Minor Pentatonic Scale
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Suspended Pentatonic Scale
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Man Gong Scale
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Ritusen Scale
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Dorian Pentatonic Scale
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Phrygian Pentatonic Scale
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Lydian Pentatonic Scale
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Mixolydian Pentatonic Scale
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Locrian Pentatonic Scale
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Major Blues Pentatonic Scale
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Minor Blues Pentatonic Scale
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Melodic Minor Blues Scale
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Major Bebop Scale
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Open Position Chords
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Minor & Major Barre Chords
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Power Chords
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Open Position Seventh Chords
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Major Chord
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Minor Chord
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Major 7 Chord
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Minor 7 Chord
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Dominant 7 Chord
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Minor/Major 7 Chord
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Major 7b5 Chord
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Major 7#5 Chord
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Minor 7b5 Chord
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Minor 7#5 Chord
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Minor 7b9 Chord
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Augmented Chord
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Diminished Chord
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Diminished 7 Chord
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Major 6 Chord
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Minor 6 Chord
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Major 6/9 Chord
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Minor 6/9 Chord
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Major 9 Chord
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Minor 9 Chord
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Dom9 Chord
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Minor 11 Chord
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Dom11 Chord
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Major 13 Chord
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Minor 13 Chord
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Dom13 Chord
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Dominant 7b5 Chord
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Altered Chord
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Sus2 Chord
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Sus4 Chord
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Dom7sus4 Chord
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Major Arpeggio
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Minor Arpeggio
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Augmented Arpeggio
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Diminished Arpeggio
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Major 7 Arpeggio
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Minor 7 Arpeggio
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Dominant 7 Arpeggio
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Minor/Major 7 Arpeggio
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Major 7b5 Arpeggio
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Major 7#5 Arpeggio
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Minor 7b5 Arpeggio
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Minor 7#5 Arpeggio
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Minor 7b9 Arpeggio
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Diminished 7 Arpeggio
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Major 9 Arpeggio
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Minor 9 Arpeggio
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Dom9 Arpeggio Minor 11 Arpeggio
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Dom11 Arpeggio
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Major 13 Arpeggio
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Minor 13 Arpeggio
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Dom13 Arpeggio
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Dominant 7b5 Arpeggio
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Dominant 7#5 Arpeggio
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Dominant 7b9 Arpeggio
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Dominant 7#9 Arpeggio Altered Arpeggio
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Scales Over A7 Chord - Box 1
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Scales Over A7 Chord - Box 2
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Scales Over A7 Chord - Box 3
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Scales Over A7 Chord - Box 4
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Scales Over A7 Chord - Box 5
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Scales Over Amaj7 Chord
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Scales Over Am7 Chord
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Diatonic 7th Arpeggios In A Natural Minor Scale - Box 1
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Diatonic 7th Arpeggios In A Natural Minor Scale - Box 2
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Diatonic 7th Arpeggios In A Natural Minor Scale - Box 3
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Diatonic 7th Arpeggios In A Natural Minor Scale - Box 4
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Diatonic 7th Arpeggios In A Natural Minor Scale - Box 5
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Major
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Minor
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Major 7
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Minor 7
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Dominant 7
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Major 7b5
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Minor 7b5
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Augmented
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Diminished 7
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Dominant 7b5
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Altered
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Chord Structure Index
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Scales Over Different Chord Types
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What you are looking at right now is exactly what the name suggests. It is a Guitar Thesaurus. The term Thesaurus, derives from the Greek word “θησαυρός” which means “treasure”, reflects the value of this project. What we attempted to do was to create a complete collection of all the theoretical shapes that have been used in guitar since the dawn of this instrument. Guitar Thesaurus is the guide of every scale, chord and arpeggio used in today's music which are presented throughout the sections. Particularly, we utilized the method of boxes, that is, we divided the fretboard into five different consecutive boxes (each one having its own shape but retaining of course the same intervallic structure) for every scale, chord type or arpeggio spanning across the neck. We consider this method to be the most efficient for memorizing shapes, especially when it comes to using them in your everyday playing. Every example in this book is based on “A”. That is because “A” is the most used root note. Moreover, by having the same tonic, the shapes are easily comparable. The first section is about scales. We have categorized the scales according to the “family” they belong to. For example, we begin with the Major scale and then all the modes of it, Dorian, Phrygian etc. In the same way we have the Harmonic and Melodic Minor followed by their respective modes, in scale degree order. For example, Melodic Minor is followed by Dorian b2 because it starts from the second degree of it. Therefore, Lydian Augmented, the one that starts from the third degree , goes next and so on. In the final part of this section we have included the pentatonic, symmetric scales and others used mostly in jazz, like Bebop Major. The second section is dedicated to chords. Here you will meet all the chords that you will probably come across in your life. We have tried to keep all the shapes as simple as possible without distorting the sound of them. Bear also in mind that all of the shapes presented in this book are movable, open chords are not included. Memorizing the shape with an “A” root means you can use it with every other root note. The third section is all about arpeggios. Something like the connecting link between scales and chords, arpeggios will help you spice up your playing and create interesting melodic lines. Once again, we do have a collection of the most commonly used arpeggios. Note that in the scales and the arpeggios sections we do not want to suggest any specific fingering since we believe it depends on your personal style and we highly recommend you to experiment with it. We also found way more useful to include the scale degrees that are in use so that, while practicing, you are aware of the theoretical background as well. We have also included an additional section which, although diverting from the essence of a “Thesaurus”, we strongly believe it is of great practical and theoretical importance. In this section we have few examples of practical implementation of the shapes that you have already learned. For example, we take the most common chords and we demonstrate the arpeggio and the scale that are used over it when improvising (again dividing the neck into boxes for practical purposes). We present the different scales used over the 7th chords, box by box, and we point out the specific scale degrees that differentiate from scale to scale. This is extremely useful when it comes to playing over chord changes. We also take the most commonly used scale, Natural Minor, and we demonstrate all the diatonic arpeggios that occur within its box, encouraging you to do the same for the rest of the scales as well. It is our firm belief that this book is true weaponry in the hands of a guitar player. Whether you are just beginning with the guitar or you are a trained professional, this book has everything that you will ever need in your never-ending quest of decoding the fascinating world of the guitar fretboard.
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High E String
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Root Note
Fret Number
Barre
Muted String
Root Note
Interval
Low E String
Finger Number
Open String
Notes R b2 Δ2 b3 Δ3 b4 p4 b5 p5 b6 Δ6 bb7 b7 Δ7
"All shapes (except open position chords) are movable. They can be played anywhere on the fretboard depending on what key you are playing in."
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Root Minor 2nd Major 2nd Minor 3rd Major 3rd Diminished 4th Perfect 4th Diminished 5th Perfect 5th Minor 6th Major 6th Diminished 7th Minor 7th Major 7th
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"The Altered chords are made of the Root, Δ3, b7 (so that they function as dominant chords) and they have the 5 or the 9 either diminished, augmented, or both, in any possible combination. So, instead of spending a lot of pages to include every possible combination of alterations, we came up with the system that you see above. Since the most-used shapes for an Altered chord are the one that has its Root on the sixth string and the one that has its Root on the fifth string, you are able to retain the basic dominant shape that is colored in black dots, and add any grey-colored alteration needed. The one in purple is the perfect fifth which is included in the altered chords that do not have their fifth altered. So, for example, in A7b9 you can include the 5 if you want to, but in the A7#5 you cannot. We colored it in purple to show that it can sometimes be added unlike the basic shape (in black dots) which must be used in any case. Last thing to keep in mind is that the numbers in black and purple dots do NOT represent intervals but rather a suggested fingering. Only the numbers in grey dots represent intervals. If you want to play A7#5b9 you will use the basic shape, and then add the #5 and the b9. So in Shape 1 you will have the first finger barring across the sixth, fifth and fourth string on the fifth fret, the second finger on the third string on the sixth fret, the third finger on the second string on the sixth fret, and the fourth finger on the first string on the eighth fret. It works the same way for Shape 2. The most commonly used combinations for Altered chords are: dom7b5, dom7#5, dom7b9, dom7#9, dom7b5b9, dom7b5#9, dom7#5b9, dom7#5#9." 79
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"In this section, the first scale is the one used more often. The scales that follow are used also as an alternative to achieve a different feel. The colored degrees of each of these scales represent the notes that differentiate from the basic scale, in this case, Mixolydian."
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Chord Structure Index R Δ3 p5 R b3 p5 R Δ3 p5 Δ7 R b3 p5 b7 R Δ3 p5 b7 R b3 p5 Δ7 R Δ3 b5 Δ7 R Δ3 #5 Δ7 R b3 b5 b7 R b3 #5 b7 R b3 p5 b7 b9 R Δ3 #5 R b3 b5 R b3 b5 bb7 R Δ3 p5 Δ6 R b3 p5 Δ6 R Δ3 p5 Δ6 9 R b3 p5 Δ6 9 R Δ3 p5 Δ7 9 R b3 p5 b7 9 R Δ3 p5 b7 9 R b3 p5 b7 9 11 R Δ3 p5 b7 9 11 R Δ3 p5 Δ7 9 11 13 R b3 p5 b7 9 11 13 R Δ3 p5 b7 9 11 13 R Δ3 b5 b7 R Δ2 p5 R p4 p5 R p4 p5 b7
Major Minor Major 7 Minor 7 Dominant 7 Minor/Major 7 Major 7b5 Major 7#5 Minor 7b5 Minor 7#5 Minor 7b9 Augmented Diminished Diminished 7 Major 6 Minor 6 Major 6/9 Minor 6/9 Major 9 Minor 9 Dom9 Minor 11 Dom11 Major 13 Minor 13 Dom13 Dominant 7b5 Sus2 Sus4 Dom7sus4 Altered
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Major Chord
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Major Scale
Minor Chord
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Minor Scale
Major 7 Chord
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Major Scale / Lydian Scale
Minor 7 Chord
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Natural Minor Scale / Dorian Scale
Dom7 Chord
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Mixolydian Scale
Minor/Maj7 Chord
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Harmonic Minor Scale
Major 7b5 Chord
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Lydian Scale
Major 7#5 Chord
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Augmented Scale / Lydian Augmented Scale
Minor 7b5 Chord
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Locrian Scale
Minor 7#5 Chord
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Locrian Scale
Minor 7b9 Chord
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Phrygian Scale
Aug Chord
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Augmented Scale / Lydian Augmented Scale
Dim Chord
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Diminished (Whole Half) Scale / Locrian Scale
Dim7 Chord
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Diminished (Whole Half) Scale
Major 6 Chord
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Major Scale
Minor 6 Chord
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Dorian Scale
Major 9 Chord
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Major Scale / Lydian Scale
Minor 9 Chord
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Natural Minor Scale / Dorian Scale
Dom9 Chord
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Mixolydian Scale
Minor 11 Chord
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Natural Minor Scale / Dorian Scale
Dom11 Chord
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Mixolydian Scale
Major 13 Chord
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Major Scale
Minor 13 Chord
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Dorian Scale
Dom13 Chord
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Mixolydian Scale
Dom7b5 Chord
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Lydian Dominant Scale / Altered Scale
Dom7#5 Chord
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Whole Tone Scale / Altered Scale
Dom7b9 Chord
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Phrygian Dominant Scale / Altered Scale / Diminished (Half Whole) Scale
Dom7#9 Chord
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Altered Scale / Diminished (Half Whole) Scale
Altered Chord
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Altered Scale
Sus2 Chord
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Any scale containing the R,2,5 depending on the harmonic context
Sus4 Chord
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Any scale containing the R,4,5 depending on the harmonic context
Dom7sus4 Chord
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Mixolydian Scale
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