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61.25Mode 7 — altered scale
Now the famous one.
Take A♭ melodic minor:
A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F G.
Start on G:
G A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F.
Respell functionally over G:
G
A♭ = ♭9
B♭ = ♯9
C♭/B = 3
D♭ = ♭5/♯11
E♭ = ♭13
F = ♭7.
This is:
G altered.