Why Melodic Minor Is the Best Scale

[@skimanization]

Man I must grab this melodic minor ebook. I heard about melodic minor but no teacher ever gave me exercises and explained how to use them. Thanks.

[@dougditches1496]

Yeah; avoided that scale until someone told me it's just a major scale with a flatted third. now I use it all the time. takes a while to develop an ear for how to use it. this guy sounds great playing it, but I'll play the same licks over the same chords and it sounds alien to me, kinda wrong. there's something about intention that's hard to put into words. You can't just play the notes and expect them to sound good. Right notes sound wrong when played by someone who doesn't hear them right in their own head and feel them as they play. This is a very strange world we are exploring. But far more interesting to me than anything the physical world has to offer.

[@jaycielle]

You are my spirit animal of _"what if my life borrowed from the melodic minor"_ but for my whole life lol It's really impressive how far you’ve come as a creator- you’ve always seemed like "a guy like me" but you've become a truly wonderful KZbinr, musician, & educator

[@lejazz6938]

🤩 the scientific proof of the melodic minor scale being the best 🤩

[@evanbonannomusic]

I'm soloing on one of the songs my big band is playing tonight. Going to try this approach!

[@onichimmy]

Sounds awesome bro! I love your playing.

[@jakemerchant11]

ngl, you're probably the greatest youtuber to ever live (also yeah that's a pretty cool scale :)

[@kushagra64]

0:31 almost the lick

[@mehdin7282]

very cool video! I liked learning about what "shapes" are.

[@nilesloughlin6845]

Hey Nathan, you might really like Masaya Yamaguchi’s “Lexicon of Geometric Patterns for Jazz Improvisation” if you haven’t dove into his literature yet. And that goes for anyone else here, of course.

[@gadag8824]

Thank you friend for everything, you are a great saxplayer , greetings from Argentina

[@willzang3000]

same kinda story here as others have mentioned; got told what melodic minor was at university but noone ever showed me how to use it like this !!! thank you so much

[@ohmatokita6859]

I've never learned the melodic minor scale bc a year ago i saw a yt video that said something about it being played differently ascending than you play it descending and I found it annoying but I recently saw a video where the dude said that what I've heard a long time ago is garbage, and now after seeing your video it motivated me to learn it👍 great video and great playing!

[@Ezekio3160]

Bro that feeling we get when we connect with the music is why I continue to play music.

[@claragary]

Bro, I have to give you my congratulations! You have become, due to your consistency, humbleness, professionalism, and talent, a fantastic sax player and teacher! Thanks for sharing your wisdom. Blessings!🙏🏼

[@OctiveJulian]

Hi saxologic you are a great inspiration too me and you have educated and helped me so much! thank you for that.

[@duderserious]

Great video! Great lesson and lines! Thank you 🤙

[@eddierivera7197]

Melodic minor master

[@PierceGingiloksi]

if ykyk

[@Saxologic]

TAMUK master!

[@morato777]

Guitar version of this book with tablatures PLEASE! 😍😍 Big fan of your work here!

[@PierceGingiloksi]

This just stepped up my soloing game 😎

[@ericvazquezsax_official]

Melodic minor is hands down one of my favorite sounds to mess with! Thanks for sharing this info man!

[@parkerpolen]

Great content as always! Thank you, Nathan. I have been thinking about some of these exact things recently.

[@wretchro100]

great playing

[@drummermomcjs]

Most Interesting video.

[@Pres_Play_OFFICIAL]

I still got a few years till I can play that kind of gorgeousness….. I just started playing the saxophone.

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

might be a lot less, depends on a lot of things.. PMA is the thing, good luck

[@olafsrensen9578]

It"s sound so good !

[@Kreutzkala]

2:38 Donna Lee quote jumpscare

[@gusmarrero]

Hola master de la melodía.

[@vaster0614]

Awesome video! Also where do we get those sound treatment panels in the background? Please post a link!

[@Saxologic]

Sweetwater! Search sound panels Sweetwater on google and you’ll find them.

[@shadowsax]

Hi, bit confused here, can you please clarify. In the section starting at 2:01 You show the chords for the key of Melodic Gm I think as G-(maj7), A-7, Bbmaj7, C7, D7, E-7b5, and F#-7b5, and say the same melodic minor phrase will work over all of them, but you then play the example phrase over just 4 chords; G-(maj7), C7(#11), F#7alt, and E-7b5, and a different phrase over A-7b5. So some of the chords are missing, some are altered (from the Harmonic Gminor chords given), and the phrase is different on one chord. It all sounds REALLY good, but what am I missing in my comprehension here? Does the phrase still work over all 7 of the basic harmonic Gm family of chords without them being altered?

[@JSustain]

Light bulb moment for me! Thanks.

[@chrismorgan7494]

This scale and the Lydian mode are my favorites.

[@robertplays5844]

Gotta say, it is a good scale and you kill on it

[@QuickQwack]

3:00 "okay repeat that one again for me please, I got it tho...?"

[@EdgarByars]

yes sir

[@inflatedear7131]

Nice!👍🎶☮️

[@saxydude1533]

I actually really wanna start working on melodic minor stuff, I swear all my minor phrases are super plain

[@kwootamuckbear9294]

You work for Jean Paul? What reeds do you mostly use🤔🎵🎶🎷

[@Tonypop123]

yesir

[@EdgarByars]

yes sir

[@thepianokid27]

I like to call the 1-3-4-5 shape the “Oh When The Saints” (go marching in) shape 😆

[@Di0MC]

Donna Lee 2:40???

[@Ezekio3160]

What neck strap are you using?

[@Saxologic]

Boston Sax Shop!

[@jazz2818-ib1ql]

Please do a video where the classical snob and the jazz snob meet. I saw it in a comment once and have wanted it since.

[@Saxologic]

They met for the first time in the intro of my recent video “How I finally got a jazz tone on sax”

[@rileycl]

check out the 4 barry harris scales

[@Bluemayje]

1-3-4-5 That's....The first four notes of "When The Saints Go Marching In". Well how about that? Neat.

[@jacksonwilkes665]

Why am I here I play trumpet

[@sturdychinfilms]

I play guitar and get waaay more out of sax lessons than I do lessons from guitarists

[@MilesSpearman]

i feel you but this is super helpful

[@theblackbasketball]

Because it’s a general music video and not just a saxophone one.

[@jordanfrancisco27]

Underrated comment. Hahahaha

[@odogaronvevo2920]

that doesn’t really mean anything. i think it’s good practice to learn from other instruments, and to see your instrument as more than what it is on the surface

[@josevasquez5172]

As someone who went to school for music how do you make money or how can you other than doing KZbin?

[@Saxologic]

Teaching private lessons, gigs, lessons, selling courses, making books, selling tickets to your shows, professorship, military band, band director. A lot of these are magnified with social media though (YT or insta or Tik Tok) since it can increase your audience drastically

[@BrunoNeureiter]

I didn't understand what that _melodic minor works over every WHAT chord_ means

[@phoebechristensen9941]

learn the modes of harmonic and melodic minor!

[@chicxulubb_]

As a beginner, I have no idea what “Bb-🔺7” is and I am afraid to find out.

[@Saxologic]

😂😂😂 the red triangle sent me

[@charlieriveros]

That b6 is the chipotle of my empanada

[@brandonpeyton2844]

U listen to Braxton cook ?

[@Saxologic]

Loveee Braxton

[@brandonpeyton2844]

@@Saxologic that's wassup bro. I thought I heard some Braxton influence in there. U got some great sounds and ideas. I messed around with melodic minor shapes and using cells from it to shift keys after watching this video and I definitely appreciate this video man

[@Saxologic]

@@brandonpeyton2844 Aw man that’s so great to hear! :) Thanks for letting me know!

[@JPCustomGuitars]

Can you smell what the melodic minor is cooking??

[@dougjsax]

Nathan was that a little fart at :45?😅

[@Saxologic]

Yes from my vocal chords

[@swoodc]

you look like my neighbor Jarid G he got his music on all platforms

[@FlavioMOliveira35]

There's a version with note names? 😂😂😂😂

[@kennyb5537]

Dorian tho!

[@schooldiss]

Hey can u give me ur old saxophone I don't have money, I can't buy it Please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 i have marching band !!!!!!

[@jollymood]

I love minors!! 😍

[@mdg7214]

Romans 10:9-10

[@rangoberry3118]

does anyone else notice the fart that he does at 45 seconds

[@lorenzomartinez1609]

Play more tenor 🙏

[@kylezo]

hey stop leveling up your content while doing so much other shit you're making me look bad af bruh so rude