Phrygian dominant scale

The Phrygian dominant scale (or short Phrygian Major) is also depending on the purpose or the Oriental region, the Spanish, the Jewish or combines the Spanish Phrygian scale called. In related languages ​​, there are other names: Ahava Rabboh (Hebrew, also: Ahava Rabbah, Ahava Raba ), Freygisch ( Yiddish ), or Hijaz ( Turkish / Arabic).

The Phrygian dominant scale is a heptatonic scale, which is, among others, often used in the Spanish flamenco and in Jewish music. The augmented second between the second and third stage is responsible for ensuring that a " typical oriental " sound.

The name Ahava Rabboh ( " Blessed Love" ) comes from the opening words of the part of the Sabbath liturgy, in which this scale is used.

The first part of well-known Jewish Hava Nagila folk song based on this scale. An example of the use of this scale in the Western pop music is So cold the night of The Communards ( in C sharp Phrygian ).

Education

The scale can be formed by increasing the third stage of the Phrygian scale from the small to the large minor third major third. This type of derivation can be found in the Klezmer music in the name Freygisch again, a Yiddish based on Phrygian. An alteration of the Phrygian minor third to major third Phrygian dominant is in the consideration of functional harmony rather unusual and is most in didactic lessons about the derivation of their application.

In the chord - scale theory this scale is derived from the fifth stage of the harmonic chord Molls. Therefore, in jazz, the ( rarer ) Title HM5 is possible. In the functional harmony of jazz, the scale is often regarded as alteration of Mixolydian: Mixolydian ( ♭ 9 / ♭ 13) or short Mixo ( ♭ 9 / ♭ 13). It is there in improvisation typically dominant chords as Dur7 and Dur7 ( ♭ 9) applied (short major ( ♭ 9) ) and is then always connected to the voltage character and function of the dominant ( ie on the fifth stage ) of a minor scale. The first bar of the song Korobeiniki (aka Tetris Theme) starts for example Phrygian dominant, but dissolves in the next clock to the harmonic minor.

In the klezmer music, this type of functional approach is different: there, this scale will be applied to the tonic, which has the root note of the scale and forms the first stage. The function is therefore a completely different, which explains the often perceived as unusual sound impression in interaction with the harmonies.

If the seventh stage of this scale is a sharp, there arises the Gypsy Major scale.

System

Creates a phrygian dominant scale one example above the root E (E, F, G ♯, A, H, C, D, E), as can easily tell that it has the same Tonvorrat like a harmonic minor scale, in this case, harmonic A minor (A, H, C, D, E, F, G ♯, A). Accordingly, this scale can also use to improvise on the dominant harmonic minor (see chord scale theory jazz ).

The Phrygian dominant scale and harmonious minor are related in like manner, as the church modes are related to each other:

....... D -ef - g ♯ a- hc- D ........... ( Misheberakh )    Ef ......... - g ♯ a- hc- dE ......... ( Phrygian dominant scale )    ............... A- hc- d -ef - g ♯ A. .. ( Harmonic Minor) Sample

Phrygian dominant scale in C? / I