Scales
Scale Notes & Info
Scale: C messiaen's mode #7
Description: Messiaen's seventh mode, a ten-note scale that is almost chromatic except for two omitted notes, with a limited number of transpositions. It yields extremely dense, non-functional harmony and is used in avant-garde classical works and exploratory jazz improvisation to approach full chromaticism while retaining a particular symmetric structure.
Notes (pitch classes): C, C#, D, D#, F, Gb, G, G#, A, B
Intervals (formula): 1P, 2m, 2M, 3m, 4P, 4A, 5P, 6m, 6M, 7M
| Degree | Note | Note+Octave | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | C3 | 0 | 1P |
| 2 | C# | D3 | 0 | 1P |
| 3 | D | F3 | 2 | 2M |
| 4 | D# | F#3 | 0 | 1P |
| 5 | F | G3 | 5 | 4P |
| 6 | Gb | A3 | 6 | 5d |
| 7 | G | B3 | 7 | 5P |
| 8 | G# | G#3 | 0 | 1P |
| 9 | A | A3 | 9 | 6M |
| 10 | B | B3 | 11 | 7M |