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I created this jam track to help me to explore the Overtone or Lydian Dominant Scale, which is a mode of the Melodic Minor Scale.

The backing track flips between just 2 chords.

||DMaj7   |Bb7#11  ||

So, over the Dmaj7 I play a DMajor Scale. Over the Bb7#11, I play the Bb Lydian Dominant Scale (which is equivalent to an F Melodic Minor Scale).

Let your imagination go wild, and try playing through the changes in every position on the neck.

Here’s the Jam Track.

MelodicChanges.mp3

There’s a good explanation of the Overtone Dominant Scale, with lots of licks and examples in the following book (In fact, I have all of Ted Greene’s books in my collection).

Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing – Volume 1

Enjoy!