Post by ajrdileva on May 24, 2010 12:40:33 GMT -5
Sometimes it is better to find a different point of view to understand a structure or scale we do not know very well.
I used the "Decoding the Circle of Vths" Chart and the mCircle free online software to reinterpret the altered mode.
Try using mCircle:
Enter Altered in the Sub-Structure. Altered is found in the database and it says it's a mode of the Melodic Minor Scale.
Enter the Melodic Minor in the Main structure.
Click on the "Load Sub & Find" button on the sub-structure side.
The result:VII (Altered is the 7th Mode of the Melodic Minor).
Another way to reinterpret: If you enter the Altered Scale as the Main Structure and the Melodic Minor as the sub-structure the result is: bII
So one can reinterpret the Altered Scale as Melodic Minor starting on the bII of the Scale
When practicing D Altered one can think of it as a Eb Melodic Minor Scale.
Also, if you look at the "Decoding the Circle of Vths" Chart, you will find the Altered Scale as the 7th mode of the Melodic Minor.
I used the "Decoding the Circle of Vths" Chart and the mCircle free online software to reinterpret the altered mode.
Try using mCircle:
Enter Altered in the Sub-Structure. Altered is found in the database and it says it's a mode of the Melodic Minor Scale.
Enter the Melodic Minor in the Main structure.
Click on the "Load Sub & Find" button on the sub-structure side.
The result:VII (Altered is the 7th Mode of the Melodic Minor).
Another way to reinterpret: If you enter the Altered Scale as the Main Structure and the Melodic Minor as the sub-structure the result is: bII
So one can reinterpret the Altered Scale as Melodic Minor starting on the bII of the Scale
When practicing D Altered one can think of it as a Eb Melodic Minor Scale.
Also, if you look at the "Decoding the Circle of Vths" Chart, you will find the Altered Scale as the 7th mode of the Melodic Minor.