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(@watermelon_man)
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check out these "exotic scales":

Japanese scale: 1 b2 4 5 b6 1
gypsy minor: 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7 1
hungarian gypsy scale: 1 2 b3 #4 4 b6 7 1
Jewish scale: 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7 1
oriental scale: 1 b2 3 4 b5 b6 b7 1
persian scale: 1 b2 3 4 b5 b6 7 1
arabian scale:1 2 3 4 b5 b6 b7 1
hungarian scale: 1 #2 3 #4 5 6 b7
neopolitan scale:1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7 1
javanese scale:1 b2 b3 4 5 6 b7 1

now, what chords could you substitute these scales over in a solo?

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Fun stuff.

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(@gary-j-foreman)
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here is another one

Hirajoshi Pentatonic Scale (from Natural Minor)
1-2-3-5-6

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(@greybeard)
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Here's another one from Japan - the Wei Ying scale

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(@taylorr)
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Check out these http://www.geocities.com/scaleopia/ .

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(@audioslaveaddict)
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Here's another one from Japan - the Wei Ying scale

lol I wasn't expecting that!

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Yeah, well here's a scale that I absolutely HATE!!!!

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(@call_me_kido)
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What chords???

In the key of C.....

Japanese scale: 1 b2 4 5 b6 1 Cm
gypsy minor: 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7 1 Cm
hungarian gypsy scale: 1 2 b3 #4 4 b6 7 1 Cm (maj7)
Jewish scale: 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7 1 Cdim
oriental scale: 1 b2 3 4 b5 b6 b7 1 C dim
persian scale: 1 b2 3 4 b5 b6 7 1 Cdim
arabian scale:1 2 3 4 b5 b6 b7 1 Cdim
hungarian scale: 1 #2 3 #4 5 6 b7 wouldnt touch it (F#) rev polarity??
neopolitan scale:1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7 1 Dmin
javanese scale:1 b2 b3 4 5 6 b7 1 Am

Delicious

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(@snoogans775)
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how did you decide on those chords?

here's the tonal triads for each scale

Japanese-Iaug
Gypsy-Imaj
H Gypsy-IV7(no 5th)(I used the inversion of the IV to simplify the chord)
Jewish-Imaj
Oriental-Idim5(is this a chord?)
Arabian-Idim5
Hungarian-Imaj
Neapolitan-Imin
Javanese-Imin

That's the logical approach, to me, those are all the chords made from the 1st, 3rd, and 5th degrees of each scale

this is something I came up with after looking at these...

------------------------3-
------------------------3-
------------------------4-
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-
-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3--5-
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-

my next song! :D
thanks for the scales!

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