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Name for minor scale with flat fifth

Music: Practice & Theory Asked on October 25, 2021

I’m looking for a name for the minor scale with a flattened fifth note.

WHWWHWW -> WHWHWWW

C min: C D Eb F G Ab Bb; C ???: C D Eb F Gb Ab Bb

The closest my searching has come to an answer was this SE:PT question of the same name (and yet not the same question?).

5 Answers

I know this scale as "locrian ♮2"

Answered by Gregorian70 on October 25, 2021

In addition to the other correct answers here...

Lydian dominant = C - D - E - F# - G - A - Bb - C = WWWHWHW

Thus the third mode = E - F# - G - A - Bb - C - D - E = WHWHWWW

Or, transposed: C - D - Eb - F - Gb - Ab - Bb - C

Answered by Aaron on October 25, 2021

The bottom of your question has been answered correctly. Just to help and give some additional information referring to your comment:

I fiddle with keys and not really study the theories and relationships behind them. I might be lacking the terminology to search for.

The lacking term you have to look for is: the modes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_(music)

and if you are interested in modern scale theory:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_scale

Answered by Albrecht Hügli on October 25, 2021

Putting the notes into a better known order gives the melodic minor, rising (or the jazz melodic minor. E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D.

Keeping the same order but starting on its 6th note gives a mode of that. C D E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭.

This mode has a couple of names - Aeolian ♭5 and Locrian ♯2.

Answered by Tim on October 25, 2021

C D Eb F Gb Ab Bb

It's 6th mode of melodic minor scale (it has the same notes as Eb melodic minor).

Answered by user1079505 on October 25, 2021

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