The document lists many scales and modes, including their interval formulas compared to the major scale. It provides scales from various musical traditions like major scale modes, melodic minor modes, harmonic minor modes, double harmonic minor modes, neapolitan major/minor modes, Hungarian major modes, Indian ragas, synthetic scales, and pentatonic scales. The document also lists some specific scales that sound interesting when played with a drone.
The document lists many scales and modes, including their interval formulas compared to the major scale. It provides scales from various musical traditions like major scale modes, melodic minor modes, harmonic minor modes, double harmonic minor modes, neapolitan major/minor modes, Hungarian major modes, Indian ragas, synthetic scales, and pentatonic scales. The document also lists some specific scales that sound interesting when played with a drone.
The document lists many scales and modes, including their interval formulas compared to the major scale. It provides scales from various musical traditions like major scale modes, melodic minor modes, harmonic minor modes, double harmonic minor modes, neapolitan major/minor modes, Hungarian major modes, Indian ragas, synthetic scales, and pentatonic scales. The document also lists some specific scales that sound interesting when played with a drone.
The document lists many scales and modes, including their interval formulas compared to the major scale. It provides scales from various musical traditions like major scale modes, melodic minor modes, harmonic minor modes, double harmonic minor modes, neapolitan major/minor modes, Hungarian major modes, Indian ragas, synthetic scales, and pentatonic scales. The document also lists some specific scales that sound interesting when played with a drone.
Indian Ragas Todi: flat 2, flat 3, sharp 4, flat 6 Marva: flat 2, sharp 4 miscellaneous Persian: flat 2, flat 5, flat 6 Enigmatic: flat 2, sharp 4, sharp 5, sharp 6 Spanish Eight Tone: flat 3, (3), flat 5, flat 6, flat 7 Synthetic Scales Synthetic scales are scales that follow particular orders in the steps between the note values, rather than traditional tonal construction. The following scales are listed by their formulas rather than interval differences to the major scale. Chromatic: (all step distances): , , , , , , , , , , , Whole Tone (all whole step distances): 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Diminished: 1, , 1, , 1, , 1, Inverted Diminished: , 1, , 1, , 1, , 1 Augmented Scale: 1, , 1, , 1, Pentatonic Scales Because of the variations possible in pentatonic scales and different intervals being excluded, all the intervals in each scale are listed rather than just the altered intervals compared to the major scale. Pentatonic Major Modes
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Major Scale Pentatonic (Mongolian): 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8
Japanese: 1, flat 2, 4, 5, flat 6, 8 Chinese: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 1, 3, sharp 4, 5, 7, 8 Iwato: 1, flat 2, 4, 5, flat 7, 8 Scriabin: 1, flat 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 Hirajoshi: 1, 2, flat 3, 5, flat 6, 8 Kumoi: 1, 2, flat 3, 5, 6, 8 Pelog (Balinese): 1, flat 2, flat 3, 5, flat 6, 8 Indian Pentatonic: 1, 3, 4, 5, flat 7, 8 Hexatonic scales (6 note scales): Prometheus: 1, 2, 3, sharp 4, 6, flat 7, 8 Prometheus Neapolitan: 1, flat 2, 3, sharp 4, 5, flat 7, 8 Blues Scale: 1, flat 3, 4, sharp 4, 5, flat 7, 8 From: aesager@acs4.acs.ucalgary.ca (Alexander Edward Sager) Some of these are pretty cool, especially if played with a drone: #=sharp b=flat Neapolitan Minor: C Db Eb F G Ab B C Neapolitan Major: C Db Eb F G A B C *Oriental: C Db E F Gb A Bb C *Double Harmonic: C Db E F G Ab B C (Gypsy) Enigmatic: C Db E F# G# A# B C *Hirajoshi: A B C E F A *Hungarian Minor: C D Eb F# G Ab B C Hungarian Major: C D# E F# G A Bb C *Kumoi: E F A B C E *Iwato: B C E F A B Hindu: C D E F G Ab Bb C Spanish 8 Tone: C Db Eb E F Gb Ab Bb C Pelog: C Db Eb G Bb C Hungarian Gypsy: C D Eb F# G Ab Bb C Major Phrygian: C Db E F G Ab Bb C Major Locrian: C D E F Gb Ab Bb C Lydian Minor: C D E F# G Ab Bb C Overrtone: C D E F# G A Bb C *Leading Whole Tone: C D E F# G# A# B C Arabian: C D E F Gb Ab Bb C Balinese: C Db Eb G Ab C *Gypsy: C Db E F G Ab B C (Double Harmonic) Mohammedan: C D Eb F G Ab B C (Minor Harmonic) Javanese: C Db Eb F G A Bb C *Persian: C Db E F Gb Ab B C *Algerian: C D Eb F# G Ab B C D Eb F (derivada de la Hungarian Minor) Aeolian: C D Eb F G Ab Bb C
*Byzantine: C Db E F G Ab B C (Double Harmonic o Gypsy)
Hawaiian: C D Eb (F grace note) G A B C *Jewish: E F G# A B C D E *Mongolian: C D E G A C (Pentat nica Mayor) Ethiopian: G A Bb C D Eb F G (The B and E can also be natural and the F can be sharp) *Spanish: C Db E F G Ab Bb C Egyptian: C D F G Bb C *Japanese: C Db F G Ab C (Kumoi) *Chinese: F G A C D F (Mongolian, Pentat nica Mayor) C E F# G B C
