The Aeolian dominant scale (Aeolian 3 scale),
Mixolydian 6 scale, descending melodic major scale, or Hindu scale is the fifth mode of the
ascending melodic minor scale. It is named Aeolian dominant because its sound derives from having a
dominant seventh chord
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on the tonic in the context of what is otherwise the
Aeolian mode
The Aeolian mode is a musical mode or, in modern usage, a diatonic scale also called the natural minor scale. On the piano, using only the white keys, it is the scale that starts with A and continues to the next A only striking white keys.
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It corresponds to
Raga Charukeshi in Indian Classical music.
This scale can also be obtained by raising the third degree of the
natural minor scale or lowering the sixth degree of the
mixolydian scale.
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Melodic major
The name ''melodic major'' refers to the combined scale that proceeds as natural major ascending and as Aeolian dominant descending. It is named melodic major because it closes the
augmented second in the
harmonic major scale by either sharpening the sixth (ascending) or flattening the seventh (descending).
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Songs that use the Aeolian dominant scale
* ''
The Mask of Zorro'' song "
I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You", was composed in the Aeolian dominant scale mode. It was written by film composer
James Horner
James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015) was an American film composer. He worked on more than 160 film and television productions between 1978 and 2015. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements alongside tr ...
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* ''Valar Morghulis'' of the
Game of Thrones: Season 2 soundtrack, composed by
Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi (born 19 July 1974) is an Iranian-German film score composer, conductor, and record producer. He is known for his scores for the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', for which he was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2018 and 2020. He is al ...
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See also
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Backdoor progression
References
Modes (music)
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