Name That Scale!

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Root, flattened 2nd, major 3rd, perfect 4th, perfect 5th, flattened 6th and flattened 7th :guitar:

In C it's C, Db, E, F, G, Ab, Bb
 
You've got the notes of F harmonic minor, and you've written it from C to C so I guess that's F minor Mixolydian?
Not sure if it works that way...
 
That'd have B, E, and A flat.
Having B, E, and D flat (without the A) means it can't be a major scale, or one of its modes.
 
Did you try playing it? What, if anything, did it evoke?
 
As with any scale that isn't a conventional western scale, it makes me think of Aladdin and the opening scene of The Naked Gun.
 
Same. Would have 4 flats - B,E,A, and D.
With any major scale your sharps, or flats, are going to appear in an order.

F, C, G, D, A, E, B for sharps, reverse for flats.

For that reason you'll never get B, E, and D flat (only) in the same scale unless it's some minor variant.
 
Mark7 said:
Root, flattened 2nd, major 3rd, perfect 4th, perfect 5th, flattened 6th and flattened 7th :guitar:

In C it's C, Db, E, F, G, Ab, Bb
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It's a scale from the twilight zone.
And if it isn't, it should be.
 
I'll try again...

phrygian dominant scale - Google Search

From Wikipedia (PLEASE SUBMIT A CORRECTION IF THIS IS WRONG!):

Phrygian dominant scale
A Phrygian dominant scale is produced by raising the third scale degree of the mode:

E Phrygian dominant
Mode: E F G♯ A B C D E
Major: 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 1
Minor: 1 ♭2 ♯3 4 5 6 7 1
The Phrygian dominant is also known as the Spanish gypsy scale, because it resembles the scales found in flamenco music (see Flamenco mode).[citation needed] It is the fifth mode of the harmonic minor scale. Flamenco music uses the Phrygian scale together with a modified scale resembling the Arab maqām Ḥijāzī (Katz 2001) (like the Phrygian dominant but with a major sixth scale degree),[citation needed] and a bimodal configuration using both major and minor second and third scale degrees (Katz 2001).​
 
keith.rogers said:
Phrygian Dominant is what I get. Weird.
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Oh, so Phrygian dominant is the "fifth mode of the harmonic minor scale" which I've worded as "F minor Mixolydian", not knowing how that works.
Same scale but I guess I just learned the name for it. :D
 
I play flamenco all the time without formal knowledge of the scale. I’ve just played it enough to improvise in those scales.
 
I just remembered why I never got that formal music education :p
 
Mark7 said:
Root, flattened 2nd, major 3rd, perfect 4th, perfect 5th, flattened 6th and flattened 7th :guitar:

In C it's C, Db, E, F, G, Ab, Bb
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Mixolydian (b9, b13) - an inversion of F-harmonic minor.

Or yes, phrygian dominant. Will work like a charm on almost any V7 (dominant 7th chord) going to Im (Tonica minor).
 
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