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C messiaen's mode #4 scale
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C messiaen's mode #4 scale — chords and intervals
The C messiaen's mode #4 scale is a symmetrical scale designed to have no single tonic. On guitar, the notes are C, Db, D, F, F#, G, Ab, B. Messiaen used it to create what he called the charm of impossibilities, evoking a sense of spiritual wonder where the listener loses their sense of direction. The diatonic chords of C messiaen's mode #4 are D unknown, Db unknown, D unknown, G unknown, Ab unknown, G unknown, Ab unknown, Db unknown.
The C messiaen's mode #4 scale has the following degrees: 1 ♭2 2 4 ♯4 5 ♭6 7.
Intervals: H-H-3H-H-H-H-3H-H.
Diatonic chords: D unknown, Db unknown, D unknown, G unknown, Ab unknown, G unknown, Ab unknown, Db unknown.
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