. 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 […]
Minor Hexatonic Scale: Examples
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 […]
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 Minor Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Hungarian Minor Scale 1-2-b3-#4-5-b6-7 (C-D-Eb-F#-G-Ab-B-C) o • o o • • o o o • • o o • Hungarian Minor: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Known in South India’s Carnatic traditions as Ragam Simhendramadhyamam (melakarta scale #57) – hailed by critic […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dorian #4 Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Dorian #4 Scale 1-2-b3-#4-5-6-b7 (C-D-Eb-F#-G-A-Bb) o • o o • • o o • o o • o • Dorian #4: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Used regularly in South Indian Carnatic music as Hemavati (melakarta scale #58) – a name […]
Locrian ♮6 Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Locrian ♮6 Scale 1-b2-b3-4-b5-6-b7 (C-Db-Eb-F-Gb-A-Bb) o o • o • o o • • o o • o • Locrian ♮6: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: India: Turns up in North India as the rare Hindustani Raag Laliteshwari, devised by Abhirang as a fusion […]
Harmonic Minor Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Harmonic Minor Scale 1-2-b3-4-5-b6-7 (C-D-Eb-F-G-Ab-B) o • o o • o • o o • • o o • Harmonic Minor: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Matches the form of the well-known Carnatic Ragam Keeravani (melakarta scale #21), popular amongst South […]
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 […]
Aeolian b5 Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Aeolian b5 Scale 1-2-b3-4-b5-b6-b7 (C-D-Eb-F-Gb-Ab-Bb) o • o o • o o • o • o • o • Aeolian b5: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: —T (origin)— Artist (inst) Q • Aeolian b5: More • Features, classifiers, quirks, etc… [analysis: coming […]
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 […]
Melodic Minor Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Melodic Minor Scale 1-2-b3-4-5-6-7 (C-D-Eb-F-G-A-B) o • o o • o • o • o • o o • Melodic Minor: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: India: Known in North India as Patdeep, a raga thought to have evolved from the Dorian-congruent […]
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 Pentatonic Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Phrygian Pentatonic Scale 1-b3-4-b6-b7 (C-Eb-F-Ab-Bb) o • • o • o • • o • o • o • Phrygian Pentatonic: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: As discussed, Malkauns’ underlying ‘pentatonic scale‘ interval structure is a truly transcultural sonic artefact, turning up across […]
Locrian Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Locrian Scale 1-b2-b3-4-b5-b6-b7 (C-Db-Eb-F-Gb-Ab-Bb) o o • o • o o • o • o • o • Locrian Scale: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: While some claim that the Locrian is almost never used in its ‘pure’ form (rather than as […]
Aeolian Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Aeolian Scale 1-2-b3-4-5-b6-b7 (C-D-Eb-F-G-Ab-Bb) o • o o • o • o o • o • o • Aeolian Scale: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General: While most national anthems are Major, some follow the Aeolian instead: including those of Azerbaijan, Iraq, Israel, […]
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 […]
Dorian Scale: Examples
. Compiling global examples of music in the Dorian Scale 1-2-b3-4-5-6-b7 (C-D-Eb-F-G-A-Bb) o • o o • o • o • o o • o • Dorian Scale: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: India: Known in North Indian classical music as Kafi thaat (one of Bhatkhande’s 10 ‘foundational scales’), as well […]
