Phrygian Dominant Hexatonic
Exotic Hexatonic
Scale
definitions:
Expressed in half step intervals: 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 2
With "C" as the tonic: C - Db - E - F - G - Bb - (C)
For the purpose of this post please accept the name "phrygian dominant hexatonic" for this scale.
observations:
Two mutually exclusive triads. In "C": C major and B flat minor.
Four note chords which may also be derived are D flat diminished seventh and G half diminished seventh; and, by extension, five note chords: C7b9 (or C11b9) and Bbm6/9 (or Dbmaj13/b5)
Difficult intervals in the key of "C" include: an augmented second between D flat and E; a tritone between D flat and G; and a tritone between E and B flat.
These two pentatonic scales may also be derived: Bb melodic minor and C myxolydian. Please see my previous post on pentatonic scales here.
The quality of this scale is reminiscent of flamenco, middle-eastern musics and certain Indian ragas.
The composition Joy by John McLaughlin and L. Shankar (Shakti with John McLaughlin; Columbia PC 34162, 1975) is based on the phyrgian dominant hexatonic scale. See excerpt here (pdf).
relevant material:
Click here for pdf file.
Expressed in half step intervals: 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 2
With "C" as the tonic: C - Db - E - F - G - Bb - (C)
For the purpose of this post please accept the name "phrygian dominant hexatonic" for this scale.
observations:
Two mutually exclusive triads. In "C": C major and B flat minor.
Four note chords which may also be derived are D flat diminished seventh and G half diminished seventh; and, by extension, five note chords: C7b9 (or C11b9) and Bbm6/9 (or Dbmaj13/b5)
Difficult intervals in the key of "C" include: an augmented second between D flat and E; a tritone between D flat and G; and a tritone between E and B flat.
These two pentatonic scales may also be derived: Bb melodic minor and C myxolydian. Please see my previous post on pentatonic scales here.
The quality of this scale is reminiscent of flamenco, middle-eastern musics and certain Indian ragas.
The composition Joy by John McLaughlin and L. Shankar (Shakti with John McLaughlin; Columbia PC 34162, 1975) is based on the phyrgian dominant hexatonic scale. See excerpt here (pdf).
relevant material:
Click here for pdf file.
Posted: Tue - September 23, 2008 at 06:56 PM
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