Q: On page 264 of your book you talk about modes, but not how to apply them.
A: I do…please see pages 240-246 and the middle of page 290-291
Q: If I play a major 7th chord, and look at the modes,spontaneously,does this mean that I can take, apply virtually any mode in any of the 4 main diatonic scales, that has a major 3rd and a major 7th in it without bothering from where it came?
A: Yes…see pages 240-246
Q: Seeing that I have a C major seventh chord and looking at the C melodic minor scale, I don’t see a C major chord but instead in it but an, Eb aug chord. so if I wanted to use the mode of Eb aug in the scale of c melodic minor, over my c major 7th, how will I do it best if applicable?
A: This would not be very workable because the C major 7 has an E, see pages 240-246
Q: why don’t you talk of chord-tones in improvisation?
A: I do…see pages 194-195, 201-202, 242 (Often times it is a good idea to end your phrases on a chord tone.) 435
Q: When you talked about soloing, you said, you can play from c to c on Ionian for c major chord, and on d min chord, you can play from c to c or from d to d. but if playing from c to c, won’t it sound rather just like a scale since it doesn’t emphasize the d note as a starting point?
A: See page 242 The scale is just a series of notes you can use to create a melody. I am not saying you would play it up &/or down, rather use those notes in various orders, rhythms, etc to make a melody. Often times you don’t use ALL the notes of a particular scale. Maybe you would only use one or two notes. The scale is there to show you what notes are available to make a nice melody. see pages 55-56 for the basics on improvising a melody.
Q: if I were to play a different scale on every chord with all the possibilities, it might be too much to know where one is, considering the fact that you might be improvising all over the fretboard. you might not remember all the different modes. I know it is possible to use one scale over more chords, so how do you use the modes and their 28 or so versions effectively?
A: It really depends on the chord progression and style of the music. Sometimes it works to use just the pentatonic or blues scale of the main key of the song for all the chords. Beyond that, your question is fully answered on pages 240-246, see also page 291
Q: AS STATED ABOVE;HOW DO YOU USE ALL THE MODES FOR A GIVEN SONG?
A: see pages 240-246
Q: WHAT MAKES A SCALE SOUND MORE JAZZY? if I played a scale over just a
minor 7th chord etc without extensions or a dominant seventh, it may not sound
too sophisticated. Is it the chords that make the scale more sophisticated, or is it the scale that
makes the solo more sophisticated, or is it both chord and scale?
A: I would say both the chords and the scales and how you use them. see pages 287-291
Q: do the 13th chords come here more into play for more sophistication.
will simple major solo sound more complex over 13th?
A: Probably
Q: also I’ve heard melody lines without chordal backing, that sound complex on their own!!!
A: Yes
Q: I know you can use a simple scale to play over jazz progression, but I guess the chords may be more complex, because you might not get away with it for long, lacking variety!
A: True