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Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:07 am
by 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#_____
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:09 am
by GothamHero
RandoRando wrote: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.
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:13 am
by ChadDub
GothamHero wrote:RandoRando wrote: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.
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:18 am
by Mammoth
ChadDub wrote:GothamHero wrote:RandoRando wrote: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
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:38 am
by ChadDub
yeah that
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:21 am
by 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.
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:11 am
by RandoRando
Johnst wrote: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.

Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:26 pm
by ChadDub
Johnst wrote: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.
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:07 pm
by Mammoth
ChadDub wrote:Johnst wrote: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.
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:12 pm
by ChadDub
Mammoth wrote:ChadDub wrote:Johnst wrote: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
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:00 pm
by Johnst
ChadDub wrote:Johnst wrote: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.
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:56 pm
by ChadDub
Nah man, it's cool.
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:51 am
by 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.
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:56 am
by Mammoth
psychedelicatessen wrote: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
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:25 am
by amphibian
1point5 wrote: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"
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:59 am
by Johnst
psychedelicatessen wrote: 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?
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:25 am
by ChadDub
amphibian wrote:1point5 wrote: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.
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:44 am
by ComfiStile
I actually find that the best info on chords and scales is on guitar sites.
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:48 am
by ChadDub
That's probably because guitarists use chords and scales. yurrrrr mehhhhhh
Re: Exotic Scales
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 5:32 am
by ComfiStile
ChadDub wrote:That's probably because guitarists use chords and scales. yurrrrr mehhhhhh
Haha was that a 'your mom' joke typed in our accent?
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