How to Use Melodic Minor on Dominant Chords

BASS FUNDAMENTALS COURSE: https://payhip.com/b/2KZ69 Join my Patreon for in depth video lessons, lick breakdowns, backing tracks to practice on AND advanced chords and soloing:   / bassnebula   Key Melodic Minor Applications on E7: A Melodic Minor (1:16 - 4:13): Creates an E7(b13) sound by highlighting the b13. B Melodic Minor (4:14 - 6:20): Produces an E7(#11) sound, introducing a sharp 11th over the chord. D Melodic Minor (6:21 - 8:38): Results in an E7(b9, #9) sound, adding significant tension. F Melodic Minor (8:39 - 10:34): The most "out there" choice, producing an E7(b9, #,9 #11, b13) sound with four alterations. Advanced Theory & Application: Symmetrical Augmented Patterns (10:35 - 13:05): The third degree of a melodic minor scale forms an augmented triad. Because these are symmetrical, they can be transposed by major thirds to create interesting, "outside" melodic lines. Chord Pairs (13:06 - 15:58): Melodic minor contains pairs of dominant 7 chords and minor 7 flat 5 chords separated by a tone. You can use these to build complex, modern-sounding runs by cycling through inversions. Rather than just memorizing scales, focus on the specific intervals and alterations these scales create, allowing you to control the "spice" or tension added to dominant chords (16:00 - 17:02).