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So I was just told on a video that "If youre using the C major 7th chord you use the c major scale for your melody, then if your next chord is an F Major 7th chord, you use the F Major scale to create the melody over that chord, etc, etc.."
Does this mean I am switching my scale every time I switch my chord? Or is this where Modes start coming into play? Im new to theory but I have a good understanding of the fundamentals so I might already know the answer to this question without realizing it.
My CURRENT understanding is that If I were to be in C major, I could use any one of the diatonic chords belonging to the C Major scale. BUT I would stay using C major diatonic notes as my melody, regardless of which chord I am playing below it in the progression. So for example, right now I could be playing the G major 7th chord in C Major but I would still be using C major diatonic notes to construct the melody. But the video is telling me since I am playing a G major 7th it would be more suitable to use G major notes above that chord rather than C major.
Is this making sense how I'm asking it?
Does this mean I am switching my scale every time I switch my chord? Or is this where Modes start coming into play? Im new to theory but I have a good understanding of the fundamentals so I might already know the answer to this question without realizing it.
My CURRENT understanding is that If I were to be in C major, I could use any one of the diatonic chords belonging to the C Major scale. BUT I would stay using C major diatonic notes as my melody, regardless of which chord I am playing below it in the progression. So for example, right now I could be playing the G major 7th chord in C Major but I would still be using C major diatonic notes to construct the melody. But the video is telling me since I am playing a G major 7th it would be more suitable to use G major notes above that chord rather than C major.
Is this making sense how I'm asking it?