Therefore you can use both scales to improvise over this chord. Another way of saying this is that all the notes in the chord CMaj7 can be found in both the C Major Scale and the G Major Scale. It can be derived both FROM the key of C Major and G Major (C Lydian). But you can play scales and chords FROM a different key. Generally, songs are written IN a major or natural minor key. To answer these question we must understand the difference between playing IN a key and playing FROM a key – a very important distinction. Instead you might hear a C Lydian Augmented scale (we will cover this scale in the next lesson), which is far more enticing.īut why can we use multiple scales over the same chord? And how do we pick those scales? If the chord progression is in a single key, how is it possible to use different scales from different keys? You don’t just hear a plain old C Major scale over a CMaj7 chord, which is a bit unimaginative. This is one of the things that makes Jazz interesting to listen to.

Never Forget You – Zara Larsson ft.In Jazz, it’s possible to use many different scales over a single chord.

Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin’ Stevens.

Meet The Flintstones – Flintstones Theme Song.

Mad World – Tears for Fears / Gary Jules.

Let’s Go Fly a Kite – Mary Poppins (Disney).

Kiss The Girl – The Little Mermaid (Disney).

King of the Road – Think! Road Safety Hedgehogs.

It’s All Coming Back To Me Now – Celine Dion.

Immortals – Big Hero 6 / Fall Out Boy (Disney).

If You’re Happy and You Know It – Traditional.

I’ve Had The Time of My Life – Dirty Dancing.

I’ve Got No Strings – Pinocchio (Disney).I’ll Make a Man Out of You – Mulan (Disney).I’ll Be There for You – The Rembrandts (Friends Theme Tune).I Won’t Say I’m In Love – Hercules (Disney).I Won’t Last A Day Without You – The Carpenters.I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner.I Wanna Dance with Somebody – Whitney Houston.I Just Can’t Wait To Be King – The Lion King (Disney).I Don’t Know My Name – Grace VanderWaal.I Could Have Danced All Night – My Fair Lady.Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes – Traditional.Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Traditional.Happy Xmas (War is Over) – John Lennon / Yoko Ono.Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) – Green Day.God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Traditional.Everything I Do, I Do It for You – Bryan Adams.Down in New Orleans – The Princess and the Frog (Disney).Don’t Cry For Me Argentina – Evita / Madonna.Do You Want to Build a Snowman? – Frozen (Disney).Do You Hear The People Sing? – Les Miserables.Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid.Copacabana (At the Copa) – Barry Manilow.Close Every Door to Me – Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.Circle of Life – The Lion King (Disney).Chim Chim Cher-ee – Mary Poppins (Disney).Candy Man – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley.

Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John.California Dreamin’ – The Mamas & The Papas.Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Deep Blue Something.Any Dream Will Do – Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Almost There – The Princess and the Frog (Disney).

All I Ask of You – Phantom of the Opera.

A Kiss to Build a Dream On – Louis Armstrong.

This is great for beginners who want a simple tune to play, or those on instruments without sharps/flats, for example only using the white keys on the piano / keyboard, or perhaps for certain types of xylophone, kalimba, chimes, etc 🙂 A list of all the songs which have no sharps or flats – all in C Major (or can be shifted into C Major using the Note Settings!)

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