I have been experimenting with different scales and I like the sound of the Mohammedan scale.I am writing a lead guitar part in D Mohammedan. Heres the notes D E F G A A# C#. Could anyone give me an example of a progression I could use this scale for? I just had a baseline of D F A F and was soling over that but I would like to write a rhythm guitar part but I am not sure how.
Isn't this more commonly known as the harmonic minor scale?
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Yeah I guess it is-- I looked it up online and it said it was exactly the same as harmonic minor. So could I guess I could write a chord progression or riff in D minor.
For harmonic minor scale, the subsequent harmony is:
iM7 - ii7b5 - bIIIM7#5 - iv7 - V7 - bVIM7 - vii dim7
So in the key of D you would play:
Dm(maj7) - Em7b5 - Fmaj7#5 - Gm7 - A7 -Bbmaj7 - C#m dim7
Thanks, this helps me so much.
For harmonic minor scale, the subsequent harmony is:
iM7 - ii7b5 - bIIIM7#5 - iv7 - V7 - bVIM7 - vii dim7
So in the key of D you would play:
Dm(maj7) - Em7b5 - Fmaj7#5 - G7 - A7 -Bbmaj7 - C#m dim7
A typo, DrunkRock., That G7 should be Gm7.
Thanks! It's fixed now. In case any one wanted to know, I got the information out of Tom Kolb's Music Theory from Hal Leonard.
Isn't this more commonly known as the harmonic minor scale?
Yep, D harmonic minor.
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If you want to go for a more 'Arabian' sound, try the Byzantine scale. In C: C Db E F G A# B
While harmonic minor is very common and harmonically rich in western music, harmonizing more traditional eastern sounds isn't the way to go as that kind of music is far more focussed on melody then harmony.
