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1. Letters of the Alphabet, Arabic numbers and Roman numerals are used to name notes

2. Chords may be formed on any note of a scale by playing every other note at the same time

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G Major ScaleWillie Thomas

© 2008 Willie Thomas

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1. Letters of the Alphabet, Arabic numbers and Roman numerals are used to name notes

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3. The C Dominant Seventh scale is renumbered

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D Dominant 7th Penatonic Scale

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- There are 3 Major pentatonic scales in every Major Scale- Notice how the 1, 2, and 3 of Each Pentatonic Scale forms a complete Major Scale.

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Major Pentatonic Pairs with 3rdsWillie Thomas

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Unit 1, Lesson 1 - Blues ExampleWillie Thomas

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With Major 3rd and Flat 5th

Aebersold Volume 84 Track 13

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Lesson 1, Page 7Jazz Everyone...!

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My Baby-Mama Blues

Aebersold Volume 21 CD#2 Track 14, F Blues

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