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Scales for modal jazz · Piano

Best scales for modal jazz on Piano

Modal jazz over single-mode vamps. Dorian (Miles Davis 'So What'), Mixolydian for blues-jazz, Phrygian for Spanish-tinged comping.

D Dorian

'So What' — D Dorian over Dm7 vamp.

G Mixolydian

G Mixolydian over G7 vamp.

E Phrygian

Spanish-tinged minor comping.

F Lydian

Bright floating major maj7♯11 vamps.

C Lydian Dominant

Modal jazz over altered V.