Altered Dominant Scales
It's time to Discover, Learn, and Play the Altered Dominant Scales produced by the Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales.
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Discover
Altered Dominant Voicings
Learn
How to construct Altered Dominant Scales
Play
The all Altered Dominant Scales for each of the twelve notes of music from the Root to the 7th
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Discover, Learn, Play
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Closing Comments
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