Latin/ Spanish sounding scales

[messenger]

Could someone point in in the direction of some latin/spanish sounding scales (major and minor), and some examples of what kind of chord progression to use it over.

[LightningFast]

Here's one in the key of E.

1,b2,3,4,5,b6,7

 

Here's another in E.

1,b2,#2,3,4,b5,b6,b7

 

I prefer the first one best. Try chords like E,F,G,Am

By the way, I'm no expert.

[EcoDude1]

The following Power Tab file illustrates the very Spanish sounding Phrygian Dominant scale in the key of E. The first line is the scale in an alterterd pentatonic form and the next two lines are two licks that use the scale. The progression at the end is what you might play in a rock/metal situation and the scale can be used over this progression.

 

As always, corrections and comments are welcome

[Fred5]

Ya know the C major scale? Play that over

the E minor chord. Those notes played over the E chord will be the E phrygian mode (scale). Sounds spanish to me.

 

Add the A minor, G and F chords and you've got a spanish/flamenco sounding progression.

[Bajazz]

Originally posted by LightningFast Here's one in the key of E. 1,b2,3,4,5,b6,7 Here's another in E. 1,b2,#2,3,4,b5,b6,b7

Actually you've wrote it down independently from keys...

[Bajazz]

Play a C major scale over a E major chord. Sounds "spanish" to me. You can also replace the g note with a g#.

[adamquek]

You can try a Phrygian or what I think is called a double Phrygian which is a Phrygian with a 3 instead of a b3,

 

SO I think that gives us

 

Phygian : 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Double Phyrigian : 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7

 

The double phyrgian would have the same notes as a harmonic minor but with the root a 4th down. eg B double phygian has all the notes of E hamonic minor, but starting on the B

 

B C D# E F# G A