Hi evrbdy!!!
I've been thinking about the major scale and it's relative modes. I've come to the conclusion that when I play keys that are so called "#" keys then it's very easy to alter the notes within the scales in order to go from a different mode to another.
Example: Let's say that I'm playing in E major and then I want to play E phrygian. Then I just lower the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th in order to make it phrygian.
And this goes with all the major scale modes. However, when I play "b" keys, then things get a little tricky because the notes within a "b" are most of the time already flattened. Therefore I'm wondering if there is any other great spelling technique that I can use in order to stay with the same key "name" through out a song e.g I mean is there some way you can spell the notes of Gb phrygian without having to say F# Phrygian, as the Gb phrygian is derived from a "#" key.
Gb= Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F
Gb Phrygian from Gb view is Gb Abb Bbb Cb Db Ebb Fb (it's annoying to think in double flats while improvising)
Why I am asking this question is because I like to improvise by altering a certain scale notes while playing instead of thinking of it's relative major scale and then play it.
It's like if I'd play E major and then an Esus9 chord would appear. Then I flatten the notes within the E scale during my solos instead of thinking of C major.
So, is there a way to get around my problem so that I can stay with the actual keys name without having to change it???
Please give me your thoughts and other stuff.
P.S. English is not my first language
