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Title: What kind of scale is this?
Post by: mosis on June 14, 2005, 12:03:02 AM
I was playing around today, and found this pretty cool scale:

E F G# A B C D# E

What is it?
Title: Re: What kind of scale is this?
Post by: quantum on June 14, 2005, 12:35:20 AM
Transposed to C:

C Db E F G Ab B C

In numbers: 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7

The mode is called Hejaz-kar.  It is a variant of Hejaz: which has a flat 7 or Bb. 

Most notable example of Hejaz is Hava Nagila. 

Adding a sharp 4 to Hejaz-kar would give you Purvi. 


You see these modes a lot in music from the Middle-East. 
Title: Re: What kind of scale is this?
Post by: mosis on June 14, 2005, 12:37:46 AM
Transposed to C:

C Db E F G Ab B C

In numbers: 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7

The mode is called Hejaz-kar.  It is a variant of Hejaz: which has a flat 7 or Bb. 

Most notable example of Hejaz is Hava Nagila. 

Adding a sharp 4 to Hejaz-kar would give you Purvi. 


You see these modes a lot in music from the Middle-East. 


Well, it definitely sounded Eastern.

Although that description is a little mind boggling. Thanks anyway!
Title: Re: What kind of scale is this?
Post by: Daevren on June 14, 2005, 11:49:50 PM
Also,

Based on the root note C, it would be similar to the Mayamalavagoula ragam.

But indian music has a name for every note combination you could think of. Plus a ragam  isn't totally the same thing as a scale.
Title: Re: What kind of scale is this?
Post by: sonatainfsharp on June 15, 2005, 03:27:42 PM
1) It is a Hungarian minor scale in the key of a, beginning and ending on the dominant.
2) A mode made of the Hungarian minor scale
3) Call it synthetic
Title: Re: What kind of scale is this?
Post by: c18cont on June 15, 2005, 04:10:13 PM
Many auth also...(DON'T make me quote..look it up...then we will all know, if you find different ideas...),

List the pattern as Double Harmonic.....(??)...(Generally the choice for non classical speakers...see  "Virtual Piano Chords"...which includes scales..)

John Cont
Title: Re: What kind of scale is this?
Post by: Derek on June 15, 2005, 09:44:03 PM
its a cool scale :)