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It's raining something fierce today so I'm inside goofing around with mode scales and thought I'd go outside the diatonics a wee bit.
In Key of C starting with B Locrian (half dim), to E Phrygian (nat min w/ b2), to A Aeolian (nat min), D Dorian (nat min w/ #6), G Mixolydian (Dom 7), Ionian (nat Maj), F Lydian (Maj w/#4).
So I thought what if I kept going "around the horn" (to Bb) and came up with another Lydian:
Bb Lydian: Bb C D E F G A = another Lydian!
Eb = an Aug (R M3 A5) #4 = Eb F G A B C D, so "major" it winds up in the Aug realm, features a H W H (A5 > M6 > M7 > "R").
Also third mode of Melodic Minor scale; Eb Lydian Augmented.
Ab = an Aug #2 (keeping the #4 as well) = Ab B C D E F G, the first interval is a step and a half from "R" to the #2.
1 1/2 semi-tones is good enough for Harmonic Minor (m6>M7) so really doesn't set a precedent.
Db = Aug (#2 #4 #6 (enharmonic b7)) = Db E F G A B C, features a HH between #6 > M7 > "R" (sixth would be an A6?)
Gb = Aug (#2 #4 #6 #3 (A3?) = Gb A B C D E F = C (A4) sounds like b5, #3 (B) sounds like sus4.
Bluesy with #2 an enharm b3, and HH (A6 M7) sounds like blues scale's featured P4 b5 P5
Cb = well now it's into an enharmonic of Locrian because Cb is enharm of B so that tone is taken - unless you wanted a 6 tone scale that negates the root. Cb D E F G A B/Cb. No root = no Key of C.
So dim to min to Dom to Maj to a slew of Augments that get so Augmented they wind up turning diminished. Interesting
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Last edited by ryco : 11-22-2007 at 09:18 AM.
Reason: light bulb moment - brilliant!
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