The LYDIAN DOMINANT SCALE in depth, when and how to use it.

Jazz improvisation wouldn't be the same without it. The lydian domimant is one of the three most important scales to know when soloing on a dominant 7th chord. The other two are: the diminished scale and the altered scale.
Here are my links to those scales:
diminished scale in depth: • The DIMINISHED SCALE i...
altered scale in depth: • The ALTERED SCALE in d...
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You are a fantastic teacher. Every College Jazz department should use you as a model. Thanks!

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Pure magic. So much fun seeing this scale used in songs and improvisation with great guidance. Really bridges the gap between "boring" scale studies and the innovative application of the scale in great music.

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Wow.. why didn't I discover your channel sooner? Finally an explanation of the scales with perfect examples of how and when to use them.. For some reason I feel like there aren't many people explaining it this way.. Thank you! I subscribed!

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Gracias Tony, espero que el dedo haya mejorado y puedas seguir aportando tantas buenas lecciones como esta. Estoy realmente agradecido de tus videos.

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Learned a few years ago. A shortcut for C alt scale Start from C with right hand and go down 5 Whole steps C Bb Ab Gb E..that should be the major third of the C Altered Scale. Then notes Eb Db C. Then go back the other way to the higher C. I listen for the sound as the notes go from high to low and vice versa.

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Brilliant teaching maestro! If only I could play the piano and not only guitar...but I still learn a lot from you! Thank you :-)

[@josue4408]

Hope you finger gets better and thanks for more great videos I’m learning so much jazz theory from you 🙏🏾

[@dtomic8522]

Very good instructional video. I will look for more lessons like this one from Tony Winston

[@jacquelamontharenberg]

Just discovered your channel. Nice breakdown and explanation of the Lydian Scale application. I am a sax player and find it useful when the piano is used for demonstration. I like to use this scale when developing licks for jazz blues. Love the Lydian sound. Thank you for your insight.

[@Malcolm.Y]

Thanks for this. Stole a couple of licks. I believe the answer to question about jazz tunes written in flat keys is because most saxophones are "transcribing" instruments. That is why the tenor sax is called a Bb-sax and the alto sax is called an Eb-sax. If you wrote a jazz tune in D, the also sax would have to play in B. In sharp keys, a III7 or VI7 is going to end up with a double-sharp, ie the third of C#7 is E-double-sharp, the third of G#7 is B-double-sharp.

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Hello Tony!, good to see, hear you. Thanks again for sharing your great musical insight and chord chops!

[@p1anosteve]

This tri-tone relationship is interesting. I recently found quite by chance that the 2 most commonly used rootless voicings of the Dominant 13 chord (3rd or 7th on the bottom) of 2-5-1 progressions become the 2 commonly used Dominant 13 altered (#5#9) rootless voicings a tritone away and vica versa. This allows you to practice the voicings alternately descending a half step at a time either as an expression of a Dom 13 or Dom altered chord depending on where you consider the root to be.

[@HeartofthePiano]

Omg, such tasty blues licks! 😋 Hope your fingers recover smoothly!

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They were some succulent licks indeed

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Fascinating ! Many thanks. Take care also of your fingers 🙂

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Beautiful! Thank you

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Tony, this is a 5 Star Lydian Dom. presentation !! Bravo & Thanks :)

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Thank you very much Sir.

[@TonyWinston]

You are most welcome

[@tropicjam7343]

Lydian scale sounds like a whole tone scale on the first tetracord and as a diminuished one on the second.

[@Blondesax]

Or maybe just a minor one on the second. But yeah, I love those little connections.

[@MrJColtrane68]

Thanks Tony. You’ve given me a whole bunch more practice to do!!! LOL!!

[@andreadeannaglow2439]

could be cool over b7 chord (eb7#11) in fmaj Vince guaraldi - Christmas time is here maybe ? Great vid ! As usual . Thanks so much for your lessons .

[@TonyWinston]

Perfect example. Thanks.

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Thanx, Maestro 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@KeithHutchinsonYT]

Maybe the favoured keys are Concert Bb and F because the Tenor Sax & Trumpet will be in C and G, the standard register covers 2 octaves and 5th so C to C is cool from that point of view and the Alto & Baritone will be in G & D and likewise they would have at least 2 full octaves in the standard range. Just maybe? But hey, Mike Brecker and the like have no problem in any key plus super extended ranges..... how about Maynard.....

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[@ili626]

Regarding fingers and age, have you tried other pianos? Yamahas tend to require more weight to depress a key. I’ve learned this do to managing onset osteoarthritis, and I’m in the process switching out my Yamaha. Donna Lee is actually the tune that clarified to me the need to change..

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Yep. I like to blast music sometimes. They are LOUD!

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[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Tony.. Made sense when applied to Donna Lee.. Noticed that the beginning fit the Ab∆7 chord perfect..as it had the ∆7 of the major Ab scale in the beginning notes. Major scale for reference below. Ab Bb C Db Eb F G (Ab) So looking the C Lydian dominant scale over it made perfect sense to use to use a 2 dominant chord..and combine them.. As shown below C7 = C E G Bb D7 = D F# A C (Combining them) Below C D E F# G A Bb C. C Lydian Dominant scale. Still working out the details

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I used to do Piano Tuning & I've had finger problems too. For god's sake don't aggravate a tendon injury. I had 7 surgeries on my left middle finger long tendon. It's really good now but they can't fix it again.

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Muchas gracias amigo por sus videos siempre lo sigo..hay algun video para la mano izquierda en relacion con los comping ,en voces abierta y cerradas?

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Bb Lydian Dominant (Bb D F Ab) and ( C E G Bb) = (Bb C D E F G Ab Bb C) Dom. Chords Bb7 and C7.

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@@Fabricek I have three albums on KZbin, Mondo swing one, Mondo swing 2, hitting the road, Winston Hinkle and Jones

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[@p1anosteve]

This tritone relationship is interesting. I recently found quite by chance that commonly used rootless voicings (3rd and 7th on the bottom) of a Dom. 13 and Dom. Altered (#5#9) are the same a tritone apart . So C13 and F# altered share the same notes depending on where you consider the root to be. This allows you to practice the 2 chords voicings alternately descending a half step at a time as an expression of Dom .13 or Dom. Altered depending on where you consider the root to be.

[@crapadopalese]

9:38 - a little confused there. Following your idea, I expected you to play an Ab Lydian dominant (which is the altered D as you say), but seems like you play D Lydian dominant?

[@TonyWinston]

I think what I was trying to say is the D7 lyd. Dom. is the same as Ab7 altered.

[@TonyWinston]

I do use Ab lydian dominant at about 0:18

[@crapadopalese]

@@TonyWinston Oh yeah you actually do say that, I got confused... probably that time of night :) In any case, terrific stuff -- I am learning a lot, thank you so much.

[@73dem6vmo7]

Hi, I follow your channel with a lot of interest, but how would you use this particular technique on real slow ballads?

[@sherrokinchen5253]

Acoustic scale is the same as Lydian Dominant scale.

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“I’m going to call this a flat 5” 😂

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thanks Tony! can we use it in Armandos Rhumba? ;)

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@@TonyWinston I can't wait for this one!

[@christophmunch4796]

When to use it? Simple: Not on chords which have dominant function. :-)

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