Scales
Scale Notes & Info
Scale: C messiaen's mode #6
Description: Messiaen's sixth mode of limited transposition, an eight-note symmetric scale that can be heard as a whole-tone collection plus two additional notes. It is rich in diminished and augmented intervals and is used in Messiaen's music and modern jazz to generate non-diatonic harmonies with a strong sense of symmetry.
Notes (pitch classes): C, D, E, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, B
Intervals (formula): 1P, 2M, 3M, 4P, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7M
| Degree | Note | Note+Octave | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | C3 | 0 | 1P |
| 2 | D | D3 | 2 | 2M |
| 3 | E | E3 | 4 | 3M |
| 4 | F | F3 | 5 | 4P |
| 5 | Gb | F#3 | 6 | 5d |
| 6 | Ab | G#3 | 8 | 6m |
| 7 | Bb | A#3 | 10 | 7m |
| 8 | B | B3 | 11 | 7M |