Soloing scales from any chord in any one category may be
used to improvise a solo for any other chord in that category.

Soloing Scales for Chords
in Jazz Improvisation

In the Key of C

Major Chords	Scale or Mode
CMaj7, CMaj9, C6, C	C Major, C lydian, C Major bebop, C Major6 dim
CMaj7, CMaj9, C6, C	C Major pentatonic, G Major pentatonic
CMaj7(+11)	C lydian, B in sen, D Major pentatonic, B minor pentatonic
Minor Chords	Scale or Mode
Cm7, Cm9, Cm11, Cm	C dorian, C minor bebop, C minor pentatonic, C minor6 dim
	F Major pentatonic, B^b Major pentatonic,
	E^b Major bebop, C blues, C minor
Cm6, Cm	C dorian, C melodic minor, C minor pentatonic, D minor pentatonic,
	F Major pentatonic, G minor pentatonic, B^b Major pentatonic,
	C minor bebop, E^b Major bebop, D in sen
Cm(+7)	C melodic minor, C harmonic minor, E^b Major bebop
Cm7(-6)	C minor, A^b Major pentatonic
Cm7(-9)	C phrygian, C phrygian (+6)
Dominant Chords	Scale or Mode
C7, C9, C13, C	C mixolydian, C lydian dominant, C dominant bebop,
C7, C9, C13, C	C blues, C Major pentatonic
C7^sus, C^sus, C11	C mixolydian
B^b/C, Gm7/C	C suspended pentatonic, F Major pentatonic
C7(+11), C7	C lydian dominant
C7^alt, C7(+9+5), C7(+9)	C altered, F harmonic minor, F melodic minor
C7(-9-5), C7(-9)	HW diminished, F harmonic minor, F melodic minor
C7+	C whole tone
Diminished Chords	Scale or Mode
Cm7(-5)	C locrian (+2), C locrian
Cdim7	C WH diminished
Other Chords	Scale or Mode
Cphryg	C phrygian, C phrygian (+6), C Spanish phrygian, C in sen
CMaj7(+5)	C lydian augmented, C Major bebop
C7^sus(-9)	C phrygian (+6), C phrygian