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    In jazz theory, an avoid note is a scale degree that creates dissonance with the underlying harmony. For major keys, the avoid note is the 4th scale degree as it forms a minor 9th interval above the chord's 3rd. It is usually avoided in melody and unavailable in harmony. For dominant 7th chords, the available tensions are the 9th, sharp 11th, and 13th scales degrees. In minor keys, the 6th scale degree is usually avoided as the avoid note. Modal scales also have characteristic avoid notes, such as the 2nd scale degree in the Dorian mode. Melodic minor scales can have different avoid notes depending on whether major or minor tonality is implied.

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    In jazz theory, an avoid note is a scale degree that creates dissonance with the underlying harmony. For major keys, the avoid note is the 4th scale degree as it forms a minor 9th interval above the chord's 3rd. It is usually avoided in melody and unavailable in harmony. For dominant 7th chords, the available tensions are the 9th, sharp 11th, and 13th scales degrees. In minor keys, the 6th scale degree is usually avoided as the avoid note. Modal scales also have characteristic avoid notes, such as the 2nd scale degree in the Dorian mode. Melodic minor scales can have different avoid notes depending on whether major or minor tonality is implied.

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    In jazz theory, an avoid note is a scale degree that creates dissonance with the underlying harmony. For major keys, the avoid note is the 4th scale degree as it forms a minor 9th interval above the chord's 3rd. It is usually avoided in melody and unavailable in harmony. For dominant 7th chords, the available tensions are the 9th, sharp 11th, and 13th scales degrees. In minor keys, the 6th scale degree is usually avoided as the avoid note. Modal scales also have characteristic avoid notes, such as the 2nd scale degree in the Dorian mode. Melodic minor scales can have different avoid notes depending on whether major or minor tonality is implied.

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    In jazz theory, an avoid note is a scale degree considered especially dissonant relative to the harmony implied by the root chord, and is thus better avoided. In major-key tonality the avoid note is the fourth diatonic scale step, or 11th, which is a minor ninth above the 3rd of the chord, and thus very harsh.[] In melody it is usually avoided, treated as a "scale approach note"[] or passing note,[] or sharpened. It is not available in harmony. The available tensions for a dominant seventh chord are 9, 11, and 13.[] In minor harmony the sixth scale step is usually avoided, and the 13th is not regarded as an available tension.[] The flat 13th lies a minor ninth above the fifth; however the reasons for avoiding it may lie more in avoiding subversion of the harmony by supplying the root of the major chord a third lower, e.g., altering Cm7 to Amaj7/9.[citation needed] In modal terms, the available scale steps of the mode (or available tensions for the chords) of the diatonic scale steps are those a whole step above the chord tones, and the avoid notes are those that are not. The only exception is the Dorian mode of the second scale degree, where the sixth is avoided although it is a whole step above the fifth; this is because the tritone between this and the third scale step would give an unwanted dominant flavour.[] Taking C major as an example, the avoid notes are:[]

    Avoid notes for modes of the major scale


    Scale degree Chord 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mode Avoid note Fourth scale step, F Sixth scale step, B Available tensions 9, 13 9, 11

    Cmaj7 Ionian Dm7 Em7 Dorian Phrygian

    Second and sixth scale steps, F and C 11 No avoid note 9, 11, 13 9, 13 9, 11 11, 13

    Fmaj7 Lydian G7 Am7 B7

    Mixolydian Fourth scale step, C Aeolian Locrian Sixth scale step, F Second scale step, C

    In his modal approach to minor harmony Haerle[] does not use the term avoid note, but discusses "intolerably dissonant" notes and how they should be resolved. For the melodic minor scale he gives these:

    Avoid notes for modes of the melodic minor scale


    Scale degree Chord 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cm Dm7 Mode Ionian, 3 Dorian, 2 No avoid note Second scale step, E Avoid note Available tensions 9, 11, 13 11, 13 9, 11 9, 11, 13

    Eaug Lydian-augmented Sixth scale step, C F7 G7 Lydian, 7 Mixolydian, 6 No avoid note

    Either the fifth or sixth scale step, D or E 9, 11 No avoid note No avoid note 9, 11, 13 (usually played as altered dominant)

    Am7/5 Locrian, 2 Bm7/5 Super Locrian

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    Avoid note Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=529587571 Contributors: Andycjp, Anthony Appleyard, Bearcat, Carlco, Chris Capoccia, Hyacinth, Jafeluv, Justlettersandnumbers, Mahlerlover1, Mscuthbert, Rich Farmbrough, Vegaswikian, 11 anonymous edits

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