. Compiling global examples of music in the Blues Minor Scale 1-b3-4-b5-5-b7 (C-Eb-F-Gb-G-Bb-C) o • • o • o o o • • o • o • Blues Minor: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Introduced to North Indian raga by Dhrupad vocalists Zia Fariduddin Dagar and Ritwik Sanyal as Raag […]
Blues Minor Scale: Examples
In/Miyakobushi Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the In/Miyakobushi Scale 1-b2-4-5-b6 (C-Db-F-G-Ab-C) o o • • • o • o o • • • o • In/Miyakobushi: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Occasionally performed in Hindustani music as Raag Gunakri or Raag Gunkali (“the epitome of devotion and compassion”) – a […]
Insen Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Insen/Bairagi Scale 1-b2-4-5-b7 (C-Db-F-G-Bb-C) o o • • • o • o • • o • o • Insen/Bairagi: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Introduced to the Hindustani ragascape by Ravi Shankar in 1949 as as Raag Bairagi, via a article and composition […]
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, […]
Neapolitan Minor Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Neapolitan Minor Scale 1-b2-b3-4-5-b6-7 (C-Db-Eb-F-G-Ab-B-C) o o • o • o • o o • • o o • Neapolitan Minor: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Known in South Indian Carnatic music as Raga Dhenuka (mela #9), named for a legendary donkey-demon […]
Neapolitan Major Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Neapolitan Major Scale 1-b2-b3-4-5-6-7 (C-Db-Eb-F-G-A-B-C) o o • o • o • o • o • o o • Neapolitan Major: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Performed in South India as Raga Kokilapriya (mela #11) – with the title translating literally as […]
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] […]
Double Harmonic Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Double Harmonic Scale 1-b2-3-4-5-b6-7 (C-Db-E-F-G-Ab-B-C) o o • • o o • o o • • o o • Double Harmonic: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Known in North India as Raag Bhairav, a famous, auspicious morning raga named after ‘Bhaya-Rava‘, an apocalyptic […]
Lydian #2 Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Lydian #2 Scale 1-#2-3-#4-5-6-7 (C-D#-E-F#-G-A-B) o • • o o • o o • o • o o • Lydian #2: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: The sole Hindustani occurrence of the scale I can identify is sitarist Ravi Shankar’s aforementioned […]
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 […]
Dorian b2 Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Dorian b2 Scale 1-b2-b3-4-5-6-b7 (C-Db-Eb-F-G-A-Bb) o o • o • o • o • o o • o • Dorian b2: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Turns up as the Hindustani Raag Ahiri, a seldom-heard form which nevertheless holds great historic […]
Minor Pentatonic Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Minor Pentatonic Scale 1-b3-4-5-b7 (C-Eb-F-G-Bb) o • • o • o • o • • o • o • Minor Pentatonic: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Matches the North Indian Raag Dhani, although the Minor Pentatonic sequence is more often heard […]
Phrygian Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Phrygian Scale 1-b2-b3-4-5-b6-b7 (C-Db-Eb-F-G-Ab-Bb) o o • o • o • o o • o • o • Phrygian Scale: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Famous in North India as Raag Bhairavi, a concert-closing staple named after the Hindu Mother Goddess […]
