peachboy Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Hello could anyone help me identify this scale. C - D - Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - B - C It's basically an Aeolian scale in C with an added B natural. But does it have its own name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Shields Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 It appears to be an F Blues scale starting on C - so, if you like, an F Blues scale Mixolydian mode. Though I'm not too sure about modes of 8 note scales. HTH, Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 If you need a name for it it's called bebop harmonic minor scale. It's basically a minor/harmonic minor scale with a passing tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Shields Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 A bebop harmonic minor scale eh? I've never heard of that one, thanks Eric. I mean Tack Eric, Det är bra. (I've just returned from a holiday in your beautiful country.) Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Varsågod Alan! The name is not important anyway. I find it better to understand it as minor with some flavors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Shields Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 The name is not important anyway. I couldn't agree more. I'm trying it out now in a few different pieces that I'm working on at the moment and none of them are bebop Interesting scale though, I like it. Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Moth Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 It's a hybrid natural minor/harmonic minor. Essentially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachboy Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachboy Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 By the way, if you'd like another one, I'm also trying to figure this one out:- C - C# - D# - E - F# - G# - A - B - C The reason I like names is because typically I would stumble over these scales while improvising at the keyboard, and would want to learn more about them from the Internet etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 It's the same scale but with the 8th note as root. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachboy Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 Yep true enough. Just wondered if it had its own name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 C - C# - D# - E - F# - G# - A - B - C I can't tell you the name of that scale - but it sounds pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codydboyce Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 It depends on what you're playing underneath it It could be a few different things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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