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Favorite scales

HeckelphoneNYC

By HeckelphoneNYC
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  1. 1. What are your favorite scales?

    • Mixolydian
      2
    • Dorian
      4
    • Major
      4
    • Octatonic
      5
    • Pentatonic
      4
    • Chromatic
      4
    • Lydian Dominant (Norwegian)
      2
    • Whole tone
      4
    • Phrygian dominant
      2
    • Double harmonic
      1
    • Quarter tone
      2
    • 17 equal temperament
      1
    • Locrian
      1
    • Hungarian minor
      2
    • Lydian
      6
    • All of them!
      4
    • I don't like scales.
      3

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bryla Proficient

bryla

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well duh that's what you said in the poll. but is it an ionian sharp 4 flat 7? or aeolian sharp 4 flat 7?

if it's the former please call it either of the two appropriate terms in my previous post

Peter_W. Veteran

Peter_W.

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In and of itself, probably the Jewish/Arabian scale. Dunno what its technical name is. Major scale with b6 and b9. I think it just sounds so cool. And it's flexible, the 7th can be flatted if necessary.

For practicality in writing, I'd say WT or octatonic.

For improvising, pentatonic. :P It's an easy way to sound really good.

Kamen Community Regular

Kamen

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how about 17-ET?

I expected this, but in 17-TET, when you take all the 17 tones, you get a chromatic scale (obviously, not a 12-tone one). So you can apply my reply here, too. ;)

jrcramer Veteran

jrcramer

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I expected this, but in 17-TET, when you take all the 17 tones, you get a chromatic scale (obviously, not a 12-tone one). So you can apply my reply here, too. ;)

Ok, so you meant chroma in the sense of all 'colors' of a particular scale?

I believed 'chromatic scale' was a technical term that applied (only) to the 12 tone scale :P

  • 1 year later...
Rosenskjold Community Regular

Rosenskjold

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Guys. This poll is a year-and-a-half old. Feel free to let it die and start you own thread - in which you're welcome to include as many scales as you see fit.

Why start a new thread just because this one is old? Did the scales change that much in the meantime :P ?

TJS Community Regular

TJS

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Why start a new thread just because this one is old? Did the scales change that much in the meantime :P ?

I heard something in C major on here that sure didn't sound like any C major I've ever heard before...so...yes, I guess. lol

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