Relation with Major Scale: Differs from the major scale only by the minor third. It is a minor version with ascending melodic characteristics.
Theoretical Aspects
Sound Character: Sophisticated and ambiguous, it blends minor and major elements. It has a lyrical and modern flavor, often perceived as elegant but restless.
Typical Chord: mMaj7
Modal Context: It is the parent scale from which many modern modal modes used in jazz and contemporary music derive. Perfect for the tonal minor I with an ascending melodic sense.
Harmonic Use: Commonly used on I- major/minor (e.g., AmMaj7), or as a basis for creating sophisticated tension in derived modes (e.g., Lydian Dominant, Super Locrian).
