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What is this scale or mode


Rocky101

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D Eb Gb A Bb C D

 

Off of the D major scale it is a flattend 2nd, flattend 6th and flattend 7Th. This is one of my favorite scales but can't find out what it is called.

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Originally posted by Rocky101

D Eb Gb A Bb C D


Off of the D major scale it is a flattend 2nd, flattend 6th and flattend 7Th. This is one of my favorite scales but can't find out what it is called.

 

 

I don't know the name for it exactly:

 

If you have the major third and flattened seventh, you would play that over a D7 (as opposed to a Dmaj7) and the scale is some form of dominant scale.

 

You have the following tones: 1, b9, 3, 5, #5, 7

 

Flatten the A and add an F and you have the altered scale (aka Super Locrian).

 

The altered scale: 1, b9, #9, 3, b5, #5, 7.

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It's the Fifth mode of the Harmonic Minor scale. Except it is missing the 4th degree (11th) which would be G natural.

Don't know that it has a name outside of that.

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Originally posted by thamiam

It's the Fifth mode of the Harmonic Minor scale. Except it is missing the 4th degree (11th) which would be G natural.


Don't know that it has a name outside of that.

 

 

The Phrygian Dominant scale. Had to look it up. Makes sense.

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an interesting thing about this scale (phryg dom)

D Eb F# G A Bb C

you have a dominant 7th chord (D F# A C)
with a superimposed major triad (Eb G Bb) from a half step above

i like to alternate this scale with lydian dominant, which has a similar thing going with a major triad superimposed from a whole step above the basic dom 7 chord.

hope it makes some sense


peace

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