So I while ago I stared at forum topic on harmonic/melodic major scales and whether the exist and nobody helped me (no hard feelings or whatever probably should have done some research myself) and now I kinda studied it for a bit and figured I might as well share what I found.
Harmonic major is basically the same as harmonic minor but with a major 3rd instead of a minor third. Its modes would be:
1 Harmonic major
2 Dorian b5
3 PhrygIan b4
4 lydian b3
5 mixolydian b9 (or b2)
6 Lydian augmented #2
7 Locrian bb7
Codes would be
1 2 3 4 5 b6 7
1 2 b3 4 b5 6 b7
1 b2 b3 b4 5 b6 b7
1 2 b3 #4 5 6 7
1 b2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 b4 b5 6 7
1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 bb7
The thing I would call melodic major(with a b6 and b7) would be the 5th mode of the melodic minor scale.
Hope this helps anyone interested in this stuff!
Harmonic major is basically the same as harmonic minor but with a major 3rd instead of a minor third. Its modes would be:
1 Harmonic major
2 Dorian b5
3 PhrygIan b4
4 lydian b3
5 mixolydian b9 (or b2)
6 Lydian augmented #2
7 Locrian bb7
Codes would be
1 2 3 4 5 b6 7
1 2 b3 4 b5 6 b7
1 b2 b3 b4 5 b6 b7
1 2 b3 #4 5 6 7
1 b2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 b4 b5 6 7
1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 bb7
The thing I would call melodic major(with a b6 and b7) would be the 5th mode of the melodic minor scale.
Hope this helps anyone interested in this stuff!
