. Compiling global examples of music in the Whole-Tone Scale 1-2-3-#4-b6-b7 (C-D-E-F#-Ab-Bb-C) o • o • o • o • o • o • o • Whole-Tone: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: While the scale is rarely used as the tone-set for an entire piece, it does form a prominent part […]
Whole-Tone Scale: Examples
Boogie Woogie Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Boogie Woogie Scale 1-3-5-6-b7 (C-E-G-A-Bb-C) o • • • o • • o • o o • o • Boogie Woogie: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: This pentatonic scale form, based around a robust 1-3-5 major triad, turns up in various traditions. Most clearly, […]
Hungarian Major Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Hungarian Major Scale 1-#2-3-#4-5-6-b7 (C-D#-E-F#-G-A-Bb-C) o • • o o • o o • o o • o • Hungarian Major: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: —T (origin)— Artist (inst) Q • Hungarian Major: More • Features, classifiers, quirks, etc… [analysis: coming soon] […]
Superlocrian Diminished Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Superlocrian Diminished Scale 1-b2-b3-b4-b5-b6-bb7 (C-Db-Eb-Fb-Gb-Ab-Bbb) o o • o o • o • o o • • o • Superlocrian Diminished: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: —T (origin)— Artist (inst) Q • Superlocrian Diminished: More • Features, classifiers, quirks, etc… [analysis: coming […]
Phrygian Dominant Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Phrygian Dominant Scale 1-b2-3-4-5-b6-b7 (C-Db-E-F-G-Ab-Bb) o o • • o o • o o • o • o • Phrygian Dominant: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: ROUGH: Apart from Vakulabharanam, its Carnatic precursor, and Hijaz-Nahawand, its maqam forerunner, Basant Mukhari’s tone-collection is known is […]
Superlocrian Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Superlocrian (‘Altered’) Scale 1-b2-b3-b4-b5-b6-b7 (C-Db-Eb-Fb-Gb-Ab-Bb) o o • o o • o • o • o • o • Superlocrian: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Matches the scale of the Hindustani Raag Faridi Todi, an ultra-rare variant of the ‘main’ Raag Todi […]
Mixolydian b6 Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Mixolydian b6 (‘Major-Minor’) Scale 1-2-3-4-5-b6-b7 (C-D-E-F-G-Ab-Bb) o • o • o o • o o • o • o • Mixolydian b6: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Matches the shape of the well-known South Indian Ragam Charukeshi (melakarta scale #26), a […]
Lydian Dominant Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Lydian Dominant (‘Overtone’) Scale 1-2-3-#4-5-6-b7 (C-D-E-F#-G-A-Bb) o • o • o • o o • o o • o • Lydian Dominant: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: The scale turns up across disparate global genres, ranging from rock instrumentals (Joe Satriani’s Flying […]
Major Pentatonic Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Major Pentatonic Scale 1-2-3-5-6 (C-D-E-G-A) o • o • o • • o • o • • o • Major Pentatonic: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: The scale’s simplicity has made it a favourite choice for participative, community-focused singalongs such as hymns (Amazing […]
Mixolydian Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Mixolydian Scale 1-2-3-4-5-6-b7 (C-D-E-F-G-A-Bb) o • o • o o • o • o o • o • Mixolydian Scale: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: One of Hindustani music’s 10 ‘foundational scales’, known as Khamaj thaat: with corresponding ragas including Khamaj, […]
