What kind of scale is this?

[mosis]

I was playing around today, and found this pretty cool scale:

E F G# A B C D# E

What is it?

[quantum]

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. 

[mosis]

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!

[Daevren]

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.

[sonatainfsharp]

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

[c18cont]

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

[Derek]

its a cool scale