Notes: 6

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Scales with exactly 6 notes (a.k.a. ‘hexatonic’ scales)
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Notes (total: 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+)
b2 | 2 | b3 | 3 | 4 | #4 | 5 | b6 | 6 | b7 | 7
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Minor Hexatonic Scale: Examples

. Compiling global examples of music in the Minor Hexatonic Scale 1-2-b3-4-5-b7 (C-D-Eb-F-G-Bb-C) o • o o • o • o • • o • o • Minor Hexatonic: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General:  India: Popular in Hindustani music as the basis for several ragas, notably including Nayaki Kanada (fabled to […]

 

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Whole-Tone Scale: Examples

. 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 […]

 

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Blues Minor Scale: Examples

. 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 […]