What scale is this?

Yup boon is right.there are more notes on the A major.But still can be associated to A major.
 
A C# D E G# - > A major scale

A C# D# E G# - > E major scale

ok so what kind of A major scale is that and what kind of E major scale is that?

because if the scale is A B C# D E F# G# this is the A major Diatonic scale and A B C# E F# this is the A major Pentatonic scale so A C# D E G# is the A major what scale?

and for A C# D# E G# I don't think is E major because it starts on A. Although the notes are from the E major diatonic you can't say it's from E major, take for example A B C D E F G , you will say this is the A natural minor you won't say this is the C major scale.
 
A B C D E F G= C major scale

You can still say its a C major scale, it depends on your angle of vision.

Someone said Japanese scale? then what is the name of that scale?
 
The first one is some notes of the A Major(AM13 feel to it)

The second one is from the C# Japanese scale

yes the 2nd one has the notes from the C# jap scale but I started on A so it won't be C#, because like the notes of C major diatonic is the same as A natural minor but the starting notes make the diff
 
A B C D E F G= C major scale

You can still say its a C major scale, it depends on your angle of vision.

Someone said Japanese scale? then what is the name of that scale?

if A B C D E F G is C major then how would you differentiate between C major scale and A natural minor?
 
if A B C D E F G is C major then how would you differentiate between C major scale and A natural minor?



i think it will depend on what note you are starting from, if you are playing A B C D E F G A then we would label it A natural minor or Aeolian.

if starting frm C to C then we would label it C major

anyway A C# D# E G# , this scale is more likely A Lydian minus the second and 6th degree, which is derived from E major scale for your info..
 
yes I agree with the Starting note thing. Yes those notes are from A lydian however the notes are from E major scale but not derived from there because modes came before scales. but since the startin note is A I won't say it's E major something It probably would be A something. So since I took away some notes from the lydian could it be A lydian pentatonic? Because for A diatonic natural minor, if you remove some notes you will get the A minor pentatonic scale
 
not enough info, really. you could tweak it to fit into alot of situations.

what do you need this for?
 
Modal usage is useful only with respect to something, so even thought it is the notes of the C# hirajoshi scale, its probably the 5th mode, which would be represented by a drone A for bass or an appropriate chord progression

just for eg, the notes you stated for the other scale: A C# D E G#

they are some notes of the A major scale or the F# natural minor scale or A Double harmonic minor or the G# locrian or the G# persian scale, really depends on how you choose to use it, the chord progression, the note emphasis, the phrasing will make all the difference
 
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