This is my catalog of the commonly used scales in jazz, along with the chordal extensions they highlight. As you learn tunes, it is good for your hearing to be able to color each harmonic change of a tune with a scale sound. Then add a left-hand voicing, preferably a 4-note rootless voicing, and continue so you associate the scale with the left-hand sound (they share the same notes). Learn them in the right hand alone at least two octaves ascending and descending (I recommend two octaves and a third ascending and descending), and with lots of repetition to solidify the fingerings. They consist of the basic chord tones and extensions of a chord, along with passing notes. Scales horizontally paint the color of a vertical harmony.
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