[danrosesax]

This maybe a stupid question:

WHWHWWH

for example E F# G A Bb C# D# E

 

[Agent27]

Hmmmm, nope. But it is one note removed from a diminished scale (missing C).

 

[jbtsax]

The scale you proposed should be written like this (Bb to C# is a step and a half).

E F# G A Bb C D Eb

This would not be a very practical scale no matter what you call it since the top tone is a major 7th and not an octave above the root of the scale. Maybe you could dub it the "Impractical Scale".

 

[danrosesax]

no no haha i figured it out agent27 was right its just missing the C and it would be a whole step - half step diminished scale. phil woods uses it so much its not even funny

 

[DukeCity]

The scale you proposed should be written like this (Bb to C# is a step and a half).

E F# G A Bb C D Eb

Just out of curiosity, why could the scale not have a Bb to C#?

You would find that in the D harmonic minor scale...

 

[Agent27]

Just out of curiosity, why could the scale not have a Bb to C#?

You would find that in the D harmonic minor scale...

He was simply pointing out that the scale he wrote didn't match his WHWHWWH formula, mostly because it used that augmented 2nd instead of a whole step.

 

[jbtsax]

Just out of curiosity, why could the scale not have a Bb to C#?

You would find that in the D harmonic minor scale...

And the blues scale as well. Agent27 beat me to the answer.

 

[DukeCity]

He was simply pointing out that the scale he wrote didn't match his WHWHWWH formula, mostly because it used that augmented 2nd instead of a whole step.

Gotcha. I didn't really even look at the WHWHWWH part. Those strings always just make me dizzy...

 

[Frank D]

I think that's the E Baloneyan mode.

 

[jbtsax]

I think that's the E Baloneyan mode.

The best way to listen to this scale.