Name of this scale?

SleepingSymphon · 03-27-2009, 08:45 PM

A scale my teacher showed me today, he showed me before but I forgot it.

e----------------- -----------------------4-5-7------
B----------------------------------4-6-7-----------
G---------------------------4-5-7---------------
D--------------------4-6-7-----------------------
A--------------5-6-8----------------------------
E--------5-7-8----------------------------------
B-5-6-8-------------------------------------

And you move the pattern up 3 half steps to move into a new position. And it's the same pattern in all positions.

So that would be 4th position because it's the lowest fret and when it's moved up that 4 would be a 7 so it's 7th position. This scale sounds amazing by the way.

Metaljim · 03-27-2009, 09:17 PM

Starts with E Phrygian, then it gets confusing. That scale has ten notes.

Brendan G · 03-27-2009, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metaljim

E Phrygian, the third mode of C Major.

Nope, E phrygian would be

E------------------------------------------------7-8-10
B--------------------------------------6-8-10
G-------------------------------5-7-9
D------------------------5-7-9
A----------------5-7-8
E--------5-7-8
B-5-6-8

Metaljim · 03-27-2009, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brendan G

Nope, E phrygian would be

E------------------------------------------------7-8-10
B--------------------------------------6-8-10
G-------------------------------5-7-9
D------------------------5-7-9
A----------------5-7-8
E--------5-7-8
B-5-6-8

I realised that after I figured out the other notes.

SleepingSymphon · 03-27-2009, 09:41 PM

Yes it's for soloing over atonal music. It has more than 10 tones.....it has all twelve when you move into other positions I believe ( I haven't actually checked).

EDIT: It only has 10 apparently.

A, B, C, D,E, Eb, F,G, Gb, Ab, A

I think I have something wrong on the Low B but thats how we were playing it today.

I think the Low B should match the high b.

e----------------- -----------------------4-5-7------
B----------------------------------4-6-7-----------
G---------------------------4-5-7---------------
D--------------------4-6-7-----------------------
A--------------5-6-8----------------------------
E--------5-7-8----------------------------------
B-4-6-7-------------------------------------

A, B, C, D, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, A 8 Notes.

timothydog76 · 03-28-2009, 12:37 AM

It's not for atonal music. What you are describing is a half-whole diminished scale but you do have the low b string wrong. It fits best over altered dominant chords.

There are 8 notes to the scale:
1, b2, b3, 3, b5, 5, 6, b7

Your bottom B string should be: 9 7 6

SleepingSymphon · 03-28-2009, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timothydog76

It's not for atonal music. What you are describing is a half-whole diminished scale but you do have the low b string wrong. It fits best over altered dominant chords.

There are 8 notes to the scale:
1, b2, b3, 3, b5, 5, 6, b7

Your bottom B string should be: 9 7 6

Yeah I realized that afterword.

Thanks though

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03-27-2009, 08:45 PM	#1
SleepingSymphon Redeeming Himself Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, RI Posts: 82 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Name of this scale? A scale my teacher showed me today, he showed me before but I forgot it. e----------------- -----------------------4-5-7------ B----------------------------------4-6-7----------- G---------------------------4-5-7--------------- D--------------------4-6-7----------------------- A--------------5-6-8---------------------------- E--------5-7-8---------------------------------- B-5-6-8------------------------------------- And you move the pattern up 3 half steps to move into a new position. And it's the same pattern in all positions. So that would be 4th position because it's the lowest fret and when it's moved up that 4 would be a 7 so it's 7th position. This scale sounds amazing by the way.

03-28-2009, 12:37 AM	#6
timothydog76 Tandjentian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: IL, USA Posts: 23 Thanked: 7 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It's not for atonal music. What you are describing is a half-whole diminished scale but you do have the low b string wrong. It fits best over altered dominant chords. There are 8 notes to the scale: 1, b2, b3, 3, b5, 5, 6, b7 Your bottom B string should be: 9 7 6 Timdog - Guitarist for Tandjent / Meshuggah Forum Admin Dude http://www.myspace.com/tandjent http://www.tandjent.com

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Metaljim SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 540 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Starts with E Phrygian, then it gets confusing. That scale has ten notes.

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SleepingSymphon Redeeming Himself Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, RI Posts: 82 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yes it's for soloing over atonal music. It has more than 10 tones.....it has all twelve when you move into other positions I believe ( I haven't actually checked). EDIT: It only has 10 apparently. A, B, C, D,E, Eb, F,G, Gb, Ab, A I think I have something wrong on the Low B but thats how we were playing it today. I think the Low B should match the high b. e----------------- -----------------------4-5-7------ B----------------------------------4-6-7----------- G---------------------------4-5-7--------------- D--------------------4-6-7----------------------- A--------------5-6-8---------------------------- E--------5-7-8---------------------------------- B-4-6-7------------------------------------- A, B, C, D, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, A 8 Notes.