Exotic Scales

[RandoRando]

can some one tell me what scale this is cause i use it alot and have no musical theory.

a#____ b____ c#____ d#____ f____ f#____ g#____ a#_____

[GothamHero]

can some one tell me what scale this is cause i use it alot and have no musical theory.

a#____ b____ c#____ d#____ f____ f#____ g#____ a#_____

F# major scale.

[ChadDub]

can some one tell me what scale this is cause i use it alot and have no musical theory.

a#____ b____ c#____ d#____ f____ f#____ g#____ a#_____

F# major scale.

yip. But since you started on the A# (which is the third degree) It's some mode of the F# Major Scale. But idk modes so yeah, it's the F# Major.

[Mammoth]

can some one tell me what scale this is cause i use it alot and have no musical theory.

a#____ b____ c#____ d#____ f____ f#____ g#____ a#_____

F# major scale.

yip. But since you started on the A# (which is the third degree) It's some mode of the F# Major Scale. But idk modes so yeah, it's the F# Major.

Phrygian

[ChadDub]

yeah that

[Johnst]

i was extremely interested in this thread until it became a circle jerk between mammoth and chad.

regardless though, some very good links for scales. useful stuff, thank you.

[RandoRando]

i was extremely interested in this thread until it became a circle jerk between mammoth and chad.

regardless though, some very good links for scales. useful stuff, thank you.

[ChadDub]

i was extremely interested in this thread until it became a circle jerk between mammoth and chad.

regardless though, some very good links for scales. useful stuff, thank you.

Yeah, it did become kind of stupid and we kind of did jack the thread, which is why we stopped. My bad.

[Mammoth]

i was extremely interested in this thread until it became a circle jerk between mammoth and chad.

regardless though, some very good links for scales. useful stuff, thank you.

Yeah, it did become kind of stupid and we kind of did jack the thread, which is why we stopped. My bad.

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I'll add some more stuff because I feel like a dick.

[ChadDub]

i was extremely interested in this thread until it became a circle jerk between mammoth and chad.

regardless though, some very good links for scales. useful stuff, thank you.

Yeah, it did become kind of stupid and we kind of did jack the thread, which is why we stopped. My bad.

1000 posts
I'll add some more stuff because I feel like a dick.

1003 yeayuh

[Johnst]

i was extremely interested in this thread until it became a circle jerk between mammoth and chad.

regardless though, some very good links for scales. useful stuff, thank you.

Yeah, it did become kind of stupid and we kind of did jack the thread, which is why we stopped. My bad.

bahaha i was just messing with you, i actually enjoyed it.

[ChadDub]

Nah man, it's cool.

[psychedelicatessen]

Anyone do much with the Dorian and mixolodyian scales? Also, playing in a Lydian key, while switching to phrygian is really nice, not like going from D lydian to D phrygian, but from D lydian with emphasis on the seventh of the scale, occassionally dabbling in C# phrygian.

Minor keys are cool and all, but sometimes I just find minor 6ths to be too... I dunno. Having the capability to explore both minor-sounding and major-sounding ideas within the same key is really nice, and I've noticed that I'm starting to break free from cliched phrases and feels in my music.

[Mammoth]

Anyone do much with the Dorian and mixolodyian scales? Also, playing in a Lydian key, while switching to phrygian is really nice, not like going from D lydian to D phrygian, but from D lydian with emphasis on the seventh of the scale, occassionally dabbling in C# phrygian.

Minor keys are cool and all, but sometimes I just find minor 6ths to be too... I dunno. Having the capability to explore both minor-sounding and major-sounding ideas within the same key is really nice, and I've noticed that I'm starting to break free from cliched phrases and feels in my music.

I just wrote a little riff today that was d dorian to e Mixolydian sounded so sexy

[amphibian]

the scale you wrote above in letters would actually be 1 2b 3b 4 5 6b 7b 7

lmfao, I saw that and just thought "ah chad talking shit again cos he thinks he's boss"

[Johnst]

Minor keys are cool and all, but sometimes I just find minor 6ths to be too... I dunno. Having the capability to explore both minor-sounding and major-sounding ideas within the same key is really nice, and I've noticed that I'm starting to break free from cliched phrases and feels in my music.

I completely agree. I love the Eastern/Arabian sounding progressions. You can utilize both sort of euphoric sounding phrases then knock it into something evil. That's a stupid explanation but hopefully you get what I mean...

Are there any good tuts/websites/chord lists on exotic scales?

[ChadDub]

the scale you wrote above in letters would actually be 1 2b 3b 4 5 6b 7b 7

lmfao, I saw that and just thought "ah chad talking shit again cos he thinks he's boss"

What?


But yeah, I've discovered the Perfect 4th Interval (5 semitones), and it's tight. I made a synth patch where one oscillator is the root note, and the next oscillator is 5 semitones up. It's cool because it fits in the scale no matter what you play, unlike the Perfect 5th (7 semitones) where it's only some notes. And the P4 is actually common in rock and heavier stuff like that but I didn't put the two together until just now.

[ComfiStile]

I actually find that the best info on chords and scales is on guitar sites.

[ChadDub]

That's probably because guitarists use chords and scales. yurrrrr mehhhhhh

[ComfiStile]

That's probably because guitarists use chords and scales. yurrrrr mehhhhhh

Haha was that a 'your mom' joke typed in our accent?

Aye Yer Ma