dude gettaloadathis:
k, so I just fathomed
that
1. you can take a minor scale (natural minor, that is)
2. raise the 6th to make it Dorian
3. ALSO raise the 4th….
after which it will contain within it a fully diminished 7 chord, DIATONICALLY.
I THEN realized that this is in fact the 4th mode of Harmonic minor (a scale I once referred to as “snake-charmer-y.” (once, long ago.)
why?
because moments into Track one of Die Walkure by Wagner, PRECISELY this happens….
what was a descending “natural” minor scale, suddenly becomes THIS,
and POOF! it takes on a totally different, darker, vibrant, and tense harmony.
love diminishedness, I do.
D C Bb A G F E D becomes
D C B-nat a G# F E D…
ooooohhhhh yeah, a chilling exciting moment, harmonically, musically, lifely… THIS is what it’s all about, these feelings, I tell you!
this particular part happens at 3 minutes up till 3:30