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Re: Fwd: OT SYNTHETIC MODES
Rick Walker wrote:
>
> Another of my favorite scales currently, is
> the Lydian mode with a flattened 7th
>
> 1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7 8va
> I just love how exotic it sounds and yet, to my ear it doesn't sound
> 'foreign'
>
That's because it's one of the modes of the ascending melodic minor.
1 2 b3 4 5 6 7 8va
They all produce melodies that sound familiar within
the Western European classical idiom, while having
an unusual harmonic flavour.
Another quick easy to get example would be "Phrygian with
a natural 6"
1 b2 b3 4 5 6 b7 8va
andy butler