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Limoxide

What scale would this be considered, if any: I ii III IV V vi VII?

It's just an Ionian scale with a major third instead of a minor and a major seventh instead of a diminished. I think that when played right, the major third gives chord progressions a much edgier feel, and I'm curious if there is a specific name for this type of scale structure. Whenever I'm writing anything and I use a major third I think it just makes the piece sound so much cooler. So what's the science/theory behind it? If you want to hear what I mean, try playing a progression like: vi V IV III or something along those lines (I find it sounds best if the progression ends on the major third). Anyway, thank you ahead of time for explaining, I can't wait to hear the theory behind this.

Edit: Fixed some grammatical mistakes.

Posted Feb 22, 2016, 4:47 AM UTC

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