Tritone substitution in minor, just change the root or change the chord quality too?

1. How do tritone substitutions work?
2. Are there minor tritone substitution?
3. What is a tritone substitution in jazz?
4. What can you play over tritone substitution?

How do tritone substitutions work?

A Tritone Substitution is when you substitute a dominant 7th chord (like G7 or D7) for another dominant 7th chord that is a tritone away from it. ... So, if we had a D7 chord in a progression, a Tritone Substitution would switch in a G#7 chord in its place, and a Bb7 could be switched to an E7.

Are there minor tritone substitution?

NO ! There's a reason why the tritone sub works on a dominant chord. That is because the 3rd and 7th are the same (just inverted function). But in a minor chord these two chords are just not the same.

What is a tritone substitution in jazz?

A tritone substitution occurs whenever a chord is being substituted or replaced by another chord with a root a tritone interval away. Example: G7 is replaced by Db7. In this episode I give example of three different way to apply tritone substitution and I give some lick examples of how you could improvise over them.

What can you play over tritone substitution?

The scale of choice to solo over tritone substitutions is the Lydian dominant scale. The Lydian dominant scale is a mode of the melodic minor scale. The altered scale is also a mode of the melodic minor scale. These 3 scales are related and contain the same notes, but start on a different root.