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Guitar MAJOR 7 SCALE
Maj7 Scale Notes
Example is
GMaj7 Ionian
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Gmin7 Dorian
Gmin7b6b9 Phrygian
GMaj#4 Lydian Example
G7 Mixolydian
Gmin7b6 Aolean
G dim Locrian
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     = The number 1 note in the Major scale finger pattern is the navigation spot in the pattern;  Placed along the neck relative to the "Mother" Maj7 scale.  The #1 note (root) of each mode will not fall under that navigator in the finger pattern;  The navigator is just for navigating frets relative to the Mother Maj7, not the mode roots.
NOTICE that the navigator steps go DOWN-scale using the reverse of the Major scale forward step sequence.  The forward Major scale step sequence (wwhwwwh) is the step sequence that modes are built upon going up the Major scale.  The navigators go down because as the modes go upscale, the Mother Ionian Maj7 goes downscale relatively !  In other words, Gmin7 (Dorian) is made by the note G being the 2nd note of it's Ionian (Maj7), ...SO the first note of it's Ionian must be F .... which, VOILA, IS the navigator note for Gmin7 and why we play FMaj7 scale notes to get Gmin7 / Dorian!
The Holy Smokes of Scale Utility
The  Holy  Smokes  of  Scale  Utility
bVIIMaj7 = Imin7
bIIMaj7 = I1/2dim
bIIIMaj = Imin7b6
IVMaj7 = I7
VMaj7 = IMaj#4
bVIMaj7 = Imin7b6b9
D
G
G
GMaj#4 Lydian
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Mode and scale substitution via the Major7 scale.
7
7
2
2
3
3
#4
#4
5
5
6
6
6
#4
IMaj7
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