Scales to Approach Various Tritone Substitutions

Examples in the Key of C

Example #1 Standard Tritone Sub- Tritone Sub of V7 ( bii)

D min7 D Dorian

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C maj7 C Major

(sub)

b7

(sub)

B b Lydian dominant A 7

C maj7

C maj7

A mixolydian

C Major

or

A Altered

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Example #3 Tritone sub of VI ( biii)

D b Lydian Dominant

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Example #2 Tritone sub of iii ( b7)

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Cmajor

b7

E b lydian dominant

D min7

G7

D dorian

G mixolydian

&

(sub)

Example #4 Tritone sub of ii ( bVI)

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b7

(sub)

A b lydian dominant

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b

G7

G altered (picutred)
or mixolydian

Example #5 Tadd Dameron Turnaround-Tritone sub of VI ( biii), ii ( bVI), and V7 ( bii)

b
b
C maj7 C Major
E 7 E b lydian dominant A 7 A b lydian dominant
(sub)
(sub)
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C maj7

C Major

b7

D b lydian dominant

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b

b b
D

(sub)

Example #6 Tadd Dameron Turnaround Version 2-Tritone sub of VI ( biii), ii ( bVI), and V7 ( bii)
b
b
b
C maj7 C Major
E maj7 E b Lydian
A maj7 A b Lydian
D maj7 D b Lydian
(sub)
(sub)
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