The melodic minor scale... it was something I simply couldn't get to grips with for SO long!
Don't get me wrong, I could play it up and down the neck and back to front - but I just couldn't "hear it"... when I tried to use it within my lines it just ended up sounding too forced, or simply just wrong.
So, I ditched for a while... then went back to it... then I ditched it... then I went back to it... then ditched it... I'm sure you get the idea!
Years after I originally learned the scale, I stumbled upon an article someone had written focusing on how to use the melodic minor over dominant chords by playing it up half a step from the root - in other words playing the super locrian mode.
I *think* the original article was written by a sax player... but I could be wrong... I sometimes forget what I've done 2 minutes ago!
That article opened a HUGE can of worms for me... and not only did it help me find "that sound" I was looking for with the melodic minor - it also led me to discover a whole new set of substitutions you can use of dominant chords.
It's those substitutions I want to show you in this lesson.
I've had a heap of fun with them for such a long time - I'm hoping you do too!
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