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Yusef Lateefs Repository of Scales and Melodic Patterns

Study Catalog
Thomas Scott McGill 6.27.2016

Eric Dolphy Synthetic Formation (1961) pg. 15

C C# D# F# G# A# B D F G A C
Chinese Reform Scale of the Chow Dynasty (1122 B.C.) pg. 45
FGABCDEF
Mongolian Scale of the Yuan Dynasty (14th Century B.C.) pg. 46
F G A Bb C D E F
Chinese Twelve Tone Scale pg. 47
F C G D A E B F# C# G# D# A#
Archiac Greek Scale pg. 58
D Eb G A Bb D
Tertian Chord Consecutive Major and Minor Thirds pg. 63
C E G B D F# A C# E G# B D# F# A# C# E# G# B#
Mutated Hexadic Scales of the Supra-Diatonic Scale pg. 69
C D# F# A# C# E G // Db F A C D# F# A // Eb F# A C D# G Bb // E G# B D F G# B // F Ab B D F# A C
Bb Db E G Bb Db F // B D# F# A C Eb Gb
Japanese Scales pg. 78-81
Kumoi: C D Eb G A Iwato : A Bb D Eb G Hon-Kumoi-Joshi: E F A Bb D E
Kokin Joshi (Modern Japanese Scale): E F A B D E Banshiki-Cho : C# E F# A B C#
Naka Zora: B C E F# G B Zokuso (Hira-Joshi): B C E F A B Ake Bobo : B C# D F# G B
Shimo-Chidori: Bb D E F A Bb Hira-Joshi: E F G A B C D E Sho: A B C D E F#
Noh: D E G A A# B C# Yo: D E F G A B C Sho #2: G# A B C D F# G#
Kumoi-Joshi: Bb D E F A Bb D E F A B Nakazora-Choshi (Akemi-Choshi) A B C E F# G B C E F# G B
Han-Nakazora-Choshi: A B C E F# G B C E F A B
Han-Nakazora (Nakazora-Choshi): A B C E F# A B C E F# A B
Karigane-Choshi: G B C# D F# G B C# D F# G B Han-Kumoi-Joshi: B C E F A Bb D E F A B
Ura-Chidori: F# G B C E F# G C E F# G B

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Han-Nakazora-Choshi (Nakazora-Choshi): A B C E F# A B C E F# A B
Akebono-Choshi: E A C# D F# G B C# D F# A B
Ichikotsu-Cho in Gagaku (Schichiku) Also Pentatonic Scale: D A B D E F# A B D E F# A
Ichikotsu-Cho in Gagaku (Shoshinshu): D G A B D E G A B D E G A
Modern Japanese Scale (Kokin-Chosi): C Db F G Bb C In Scale: D Eb G A Bb D
Nohkan Flute Scale: D Eb G A A# B C#
East Indian Scales pg 84-85:
Hindole (Male Raga-Heroic and Happy): Asc. F A B E D D E D F // Desc. F E D B A B A
Lalit (Female raga-A Kind of Sadness- Lovers Separation): Asc. E F# A Bb C# E F // Desc. F E C# B Bb A F# F
Hansa Dhwani (Happy and Heroic): F G A C E F // F E C A G F
Yaman (Devotional): F G A B C D E F // F E D C B A G F
Kafi (Night Raga): C D Eb F G Ab Bb C Goonkali (Morning Raga): C Db F G Ab C
Kafi-Special Phrase (3rd and 4th are omitted-Desc. D Db A Ab F# D
Kalyan: C D E F# G A B B Marwa (capable of expressing great tenderness): C Db E F# A B C
Bhairavi (Bhairon): C Db E F G Ab B C Kafi: C D EB F G A Bb C Sri or Purvi: C Db E F# G Ab B C
Bhairavi: C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C Todi (Atomsphere of Serene Devotion): C Db Eb F# G Ab B C
Khambaj or Kamaj: C D E F G A Bb C Bilawai: C D E F G A B C
Bhairavi Asc.: C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C Desc. C Bb A Bb Ab G F Eb Db E Db C
Todi Asc.: Ab B C Db Eb Db Eb F# Ab B C Desc: B Ab F# Ab F Eb Db Eb Db C
Darbari Raga (Mood of Dignity and Grandeur-Time for Playing-Midnight): C D F Eb F G F G Bb Ab B C //
Bb C D Bb C Bb Ab Bb g F G Bb A Bb C // Bb D B C Ab Bb Ab B G F G F Eb F D C
Ravi Shankar Improvised Scale: F G Ab Bb C Db E F Indian (Improvised Scale): D Eb F# G Bb C# D
Intervalically Mutated Hexadic Scales of the Supra-Diatonic Scale pg. 86-87
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C D# F# A# C# E G
C D# F# A C Eb G
C D# G Bb DB E G
C D# F# A C E G
C E G Bb Db E G
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Infra-Diatonic Scales (Enharmonic) pg. 88 (all transpositions)
C Db Eb Fb F G Db D E F Gb Ab D Eb F Gb G A Eb Fb Gb G Ab Bb E F G Ab A B F Gb Ab A Bb C
F# G A A# B C# G Ab Bb Cb C D Ab A B C Db Eb A A# C Db D E Bb Cb Db D Eb F B C D Eb Fb Gb
Chromatic pg. 89
C C# D Eb E F F# G G# A Bb B C
Double Diminished pg. 90
C C# Eb E F# G A Bb C C#
Triple Diminished pg. 91
C B C# Eb D C# D# F E Eb F G F# F G A Ab G A B Bb A B C#/ C
Pg. 93
Synthetic Scale (Scriabins Prometheus) G A B C# D# F# G Five Note Pygmy Scale of Rwanda: C D Eb G Bb C
Jog (Indian Scale-Nostalgic Mood): Asc. Bb C E F G Bb C Desc. C Bb G E F Eb C
Improvisational Seventh Scale Spirals pg. 94-112
C (C#/Db) D (D#/Eb) E F (F#/Gb) G (G#/Ab) A Bb (B/Cb) C apply to remaining 11 tonics
Fusion of Scales pg. 113-118
Egyptian Scale: C D Eb F# G Ab B C Modern Japanese Scale: F Gb Bb C Eb F Fusion (Layering of scales) Top
to Bottom in order of statement : F/C Gb/D Bb/Eb C/F# Eb/G F/Ab Gb/B F/C
Hebrew Scale: Eb Fb G Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Egyptian Scale: Ab Bb Cb D Eb Fb G Ab (Fusion)
Archaic Greek Scale: C Db F G Ab C Modern Japanese Scale: F# G B C# E F# Hon-Kumoi-Joshi: Eb FB G# A C#
Eb (Fusion)
Ryo Scale: D Eb F# G# A B C# D Egyptian Scale: F# G# A B# C# D E# F# Ionian Scale: B C# D# E F# G# A# B
(Fusion)
Persian Scale: C Db E F G Ab B C Egyptian Scale: Ab Bb CB D Eb Fb G Ab Harmonic Minor Scale: F G Ab Bb C
Db E F (Fusion)
Ryo Scale: D E F# G# A B C# D Whole Tone Scale: F G A B C# D# E# G Harmonic Minor Scale: B C# D E F# G
A# B (Fusion)
Husani (Arabian Scale): G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Hebrew Scale: Eb Fb G Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Hira-Joshi (Japanese
Scale): B C D E F# G A B (Fusion)
Hybrid Scale: C Db Ebb F# Ab C Pentatonic Scale: Eb F Ab Bb C Eb Archaic Greek Scale: G Ab C D Eb G
(Fusion)
Isfahan (Arabian Scale): G A Bb C D E F F# G Akebono (Japanese Scale): B C# D F# G B C# D C# Pentatonic
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Iraq (Arabian Scale): C# D E F# G A B C C# Isfahan (Arabian Scale): G A Bb C D Eb F F# G Hebrew Scale: Eb Fb
G Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb (Fusion)
Seventeen Tone Arabian Scale: C Db E D Eb F# E F F# A G G# B A Bb B D C
Hexachords pg. 119
C D E F G A (transpose to all tonics)
Pg. 122-123
Hungarian Major or Blue Scale:
B C# D E F G Ab B
Egyptian Scale:
C D Eb F# G Ab B C
Synthetic Scales pg. 126-127
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C Db Ebb F Gb G Ab B C
C Db E F Gb A Bb C
C D F Gb Abb Bb Cb C
C D E F G# A Bb C
C D Eb Fb G Ab Bb C
C D Eb Fb Gb Ab Bbb C
C Db D Eb F# G Ab B C
C D Eb F G# A B C
C Db Eb Fb G# A B C
C D F G Ab B C
C Eb F# G B C
C E G Ab B C
C F G# A Db C
C F# A Bb B C
C G A# B Eb C
C Ab B Db C
C F Gb Db C
C Eb F Gb C
C E G Ab C
C Db E F C

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Persian Scale:
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Pg. 130-137
Asymetrically Expanded Ionian Scale:
C E Ab Bbb D F# A# B Contracted Scale: C D E F# Ab Bbb A# B
Asymetrically Expanded Dorian Scale:
D F# G C E G# A D Contracted Scale: D E F# G G# A C D
Asymetrically Expanded Phrygian Scale:
E F A# D F# G C E Contracted Scale: E F F# G A# C D E
Asymetrically Expanded Lydian Scale:
F A C# F Gb B D# E Contracted Scale: F Gb A B C# D# E
Asymetrically Expanded Mixolydian Scale:
G B D# E A C# D G Contracted Scale: G A B C# D D# E G
Asymetrically Expanded Aeolian Scale:
A C# D G B C F A Contracted Scale: A B C C# D F G A
Inverted Scales pg. 138
C Major:
C Db Eb F G Ab Bb (transpose to all tonics)
A Harmonic Minor:
A Bb C# D E F# G A
Tropes pg. 140-141
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C Db A F Bb Eb (0 1 3 4 6 8) // G B D E F# G# (0 2 4 5 6 9) A to D complementation at interval class 5

D A E Ab C B (0 1 3 4 6 8) // G F Eb Db Bb Gb (0 2 4 5 6 9) Ab to Db complementation at interval class 5
C# B A G E C (0 2 4 5 6 9) // Ab Eb Bb D Gb F (0 1 3 4 6 8) G to D comp ic 7
Db F Ab Bb C D (0 2 4 5 6 9) // F# G D# B E A (0 1 3 4 6 8) Ab to Eb comp ic 7
E G A B C# F (0 1 3 5 7 9) // F# D Bb Eb Ab C (0 2 4 6 8 9) E to F# comp ic 2
C G# E A D F# (0 2 4 6 8 9) // Bb Db Eb F G B (0 1 3 5 7 9) C to Bb comp ic t
E C Bb Ab Gb Eb (0 1 3 5 7 9) // B G D A C# F (0 2 4 6 7 9) Eb to F comp ic 2
F Db Ab Eb G B (0 2 4 6 8 9) // Bb F# E D C A (0 1 3 5 7 9) B to A comp ic t
F# G# Bb C E F (0 1 2 4 6 8) // C# A D G B D# (0 2 4 6 7 8) E to G comp 1c 3
G Eb Ab Db F A (0 2 4 6 7 8) // C D E F# A# B (0 1 2 4 6 8) Db to Bb comp ic 9
E D# B A G F (0 1 2 4 6 8) // D Bb Gb Db Ab C (0 2 4 6 7 8) Eb to Gb comp ic 3
G# E C G D F# (0 2 4 6 7 8) // Bb A F Eb C# B (0 1 2 4 6 8) C to A comp ic 9
G A B D# E C (0 1 4 6 8 9) // Ab C# Gb Bb D F (0 1 4 5 7 9) Eb to Db comp ic t
D G C E G# A (0 1 2 5 7 9) // C# Eb F B Bb Gb (0 1 3 5 7 8) G to Bb comp ic 3 (typo2 A tones and no B)
C Bb G# F Db A (0 3 4 5 7 8) // E B D# G F# D (0 3 4 5 7 8) F to B comp ic 6
Bb F A Db C Ab (0 3 4 5 7 8) // F# E D B G Eb (0 3 4 5 7 8) F to B comp ic 6
Bb D F# A B C# (0 3 4 5 7 8) // Eb G Ab E C F (0 3 4 5 7 8) F# to C comp ic=6

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A C# D Bb Gb B (0 3 4 5 7 8) // E Ab C Eb F G (0 3 4 5 7 8) Gb to C comp ic 6
B A F# D Bb F (0 1 4 5 6 9) // C E Ab G Eb Db (0 1 3 4 7 8) F to C comp ic 7
F# Bb D C# A G (0 1 3 4 7 8) // F Eb C Ab E B (0 1 2 5 6 7) F# to Eb comp ic 9
F# B Eb G Bb C (0 1 4 5 6 9) // D E G# A F Db (0 1 3 4 7 8) F# to Db comp ic 7
Ab Bb D Eb B G (0 1 3 4 7 8) // C F A C# E F# (0 1 4 5 6 9) G to C comp ic 5
Bb G Eb B F# C# (0 1 4 5 7 9) // F A G# E D C (0 2 4 5 8 9) F# to C comp ic 6 (typotwo A tones and no C)
B Eb D Bb Ab F# (0 1 4 6 8 9) // E C# A F C G (0 1 3 5 8 9) D to C comp ic t

Tone Row in Alban Bergs Violin Concerto pg. 142

G Bb D F# A C E G# B C# D# F
Example of Chords with Seconds and Tone Clusters (Bla Bartok) pg. 144
Expanded:
G# A B C D G# A B C G# A B C
Example of Igor Stravinskys Harmony pg. 145
Extracted Scale: G Bb C Db Eb E F# G# B A# Retrograde: A# B G# F# E Eb Db C Bb G
Whole Tone Scale pg. 150-153
C# D# F G A B C# C D E F# G# Bb C
Dichotomous Progression (Unequal Division of one Octave into Four Parts) pg. 154
C Eb Ab B C
B Diminished With the Interjection of Four Notes Pg. 165
Scale No. 1: B D (A Eb) F Ab (G C) B
B Diminished as a scale with the Interjection of Four Notes
Scale No. 2: B (C) D (Eb) F (G) Ab (A) B
C Diminished With the Interjection of Four Notes Pg. 169
C (B) Eb (F) Gb (D) Bbb (G) C
C Diminished as a scale with the Interjection of Four Notes
C (D) Eb (F) Gb (G) Bbb (B) C
Dominant 7th Intervals pg. 170
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Secondary Dominants pg. 172-179
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B7 Em7-A7 Dm7-G7 Cmaj7

F#7 Bm-E7 Am-B7 Em
E7 Am7-B7 Em-A7 Em7-A7 Cmaj7
C#m7-F#7/A# Cm7-F7/A Bm7-E7 Bbm7-Eb7 Abmaj7 Adim
Bbmin7-Eb7#5 Am7-D7-9 Abm7-Db7 Gm7-C7 Fmaj7 F#dim
Gm7-C7 F#m7/C#-B7 Fm7/C-Bb7 Em7-A7/C# Dmaj7 D#dim
Em-A7 Ebm7-Ab7/Eb Dm7-G7 C#m7-F#7/C# Bmaj7 Bdim
Abm7-C#7 F#m7-B7 Em7-A7 Dm7-G7 Cmaj7
Fm7-Bb7b5 Bm7-E7/Bb Amaj7
Dm7-G7/D Cm7-F7 Bbm7-Eb7/Bb Abm7b5-Db7b5 F#maj7/C#
Bm7-E7b5 Am7-D7b5 Gm7/D-C7 Fm7-Bb7b5 Ebmaj7

The Blues:
Ebm7-Ab7 Abm7-Db7b5 Dbm7-Gb7 Gbm7-B7
Fm7-Bb7b9 Fm7-Bb7 Bbm7-Eb7 Am7-D7
Abm7-Db7/Ab Gm7-C7/Bb F7 F7b5
Irregular Intervals pg. 180-184
Irregular Interval Patterns
(Perfect 4th, Minor 6th, and Major 7th): C F Db Ab C
(Major 3rd, Perfect 5th and Diminished 5th): C E B F# C
(Minor 3rds and Perfect 4ths): C A D B E C# F# Eb Ab F Bb G
Serialized Chromatic Scale pg. 185
C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C
Intervallic Inversion of Two Octaves pg. 189
CDEFGABCDEFGABC
Retrograde Inversion:
C Bb Ab G F Eb Db C Bb Ab G F Eb Db B Bb
Retrograde Inversion of Retrograde Inversion:
Bb B Db Eb F G Ab Bb C Db E F G Ab Bb C
Synthesis and Contraction of Two Octave C Scale and its Intervallic Retrograde Inversion pg. 192
C Db D Eb E F G Ab A Bb B C

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Major Triad with Major Sixth Added pg. 195-197
CEGA
Major Triad with Minor Sixth Added
C E G Ab
The Neapolitan Sixth and its Dominant pg. 197
N6: F Ab Db V: D G B I: C E G C
Hybrid Hexachord pg. 200
C Db E F G# A C
Arpeggiated Quartal Chords and Augmented Arpeggios pg. 204
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Quartal Chord: C F Bb Eb E+: E B# G# E

Quartal Chord: F Bb Eb Ab A+: A E# C# A
Quartal Chord: Bb Eb Ab Db D+: D A# F# D
Quartal Chord: Eb Ab Db Gb G+: G D# B G
Quartal Chord: C F# B F Gb+: Gb D Bb Gb
Quartal Chord: F B E Bb B+ B G D# B
Quartal Chord: Bb E A Eb E+: E B# G# E
Quartal Chord: Eb A D Ab A+: A E# C# A

Disjunct Egyptian Polytetrachords pg. 207-216

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C D Eb F# G# A C
C D Eb F# F G Ab B
C D Eb F# D E F Ab
C D Eb F# G A Bb C#
C D Eb F# Eb F F# A
C D Eb F# Ab Bb Cb D
C D Eb F# A B C Eb
C D Eb F# Bb C Db E
C D Eb F# B C# D F
C D Eb F# C# Eb E G

Disjunct Hebrew Polytetrachords pg. 217-226

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Eb Fb G Ab A Bb C# D
Eb Fb G Ab A C Db
Eb Fb G Ab F F# A Bb
Eb Fb G Ab F# G A# B
Eb Fb G Ab Bb B D Eb
Eb Fb G Ab B C Eb E
Eb Fb G Ab C Db E F
Eb Fb G Ab C# D F F#
Eb Fb G Ab D Eb F# G
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Disjunct Japanese Polytetrachords pg. 227-236
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C Db F G F# G B C#
C Db F G F F# Bb C
C Db F G D Eb G A
C Db F G Eb E Ab Bb
C Db F G Ab C D
C Db F G Ab A C# Eb
C Db F G A Bb D E
C Db F G Bb B Eb F
C Db F G B C E F#
C Db F G C# D F# Ab

Triple Diminished Patterns pg. 243

A dim7: A C Eb Gb Edim7: E G Bb Db Bdim7: B D F Ab
Thirdless Patterns pg. 246
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CFG
C F F#
C F# G
CDG
C Db G
B C F F#

Turnbacks pg, 247-252

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Em-Ebmaj7 Abmaj7-Db7 C maj7

Cmaj7-Ebmaj7 Abmaj7-Db7 Cmaj7
Cmaj7-Ebmaj7 Gbmaj7-G7 Cmaj7
Em7-A7b9b5 Dm-G7b9 Cmaj7
Abm-Dbmaj7 F#m-B7 Em7-A7 Dm-G7 Cmaj7
Gm7-A7b9 Dm7-G7(b9) Cmaj7
Ab7-E7 Bbm7-Eb7 Abmaj7
Abm7-Bb7b9 B7-E7 Ebmaj7
Bbmaj7-Gm7 Ebm7-F7 Bbmaj7
Abm7-Db7b9 Gm7-C7b9 Fmaj7
C#m7-F#7 Dm7-G7 Cmaj7
Fmaj7-F#dim Gm7-C7(b9) Fmaj7
Am7-D7(b9) Gm7-C7(b9) Fmaj7
Am7-Gm7 Eb7(b9)-D7 Gm
Bm7-Em Am-D7 Gmaj7
Bbmaj7-Edim Cm-D7(b9) Gmaj7
Bmaj7-G7(b9) Ebm7-Ab7 Dbmaj7
A7-Edim (add9th) F7-Db7 Cmaj7
Gm7-E7 A7(b9)-Eb7(+11) Dmaj7
Fm7-Bb7 A7(b9b5)-Eb7 Dmaj7
F#7-B7 Em-A7 Dmaj7
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23. Gmaj7(+11)-Bbmaj7(+11) Ebmaj7(+11)-Ab7 Gmaj7
24. Gmaj7-Bbmaj7 Dbmaj7-Emaj7 Ebmaj7
PHI (I Got Rhythm ABA Song Form-Not Standard Harmonic Structure) pg. 252
F#m7-B7 Em-A7 Dm7-G7 Cm7-F7
Fm7-Bb7 Eb7-Edim Bbmaj7-Gm7 1st ending; Cm7-F7 2nd ending: Cm7-F7-Bbmaj7
Am7-Bbm7 Am/maj7-D7 G7-Ab7 G7
Gm7-Abm7 Gm7-C7 F7-F#7 F7
F#m7-B7 Em7-A7 Dm7-G7 Cm7-F7
Fm7-Bb7 Eb7-Edim Bbmaj7-Gm7 Cm7-F7-Bbmaj7
Arabian Scales pg.254
Ushsaq:
GABCDEFG
Busalk or Husayni:
G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G
Iraq:
G A Bb C Db Eb F F# G
Zirafkand:
G Ab Bb C Db Eb F# G
Zangula:
G A Bb C Db E F G
Nawa or Rast:
G A Bb C D Eb F G
Isfahan:
G A Bb C D Eb F F# G
Buzurg:
G Ab B C C# D E F# G
Rahawi:
G Ab B C Db Eb F G
Hijaz:
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Seventeen Interval Arabian Scale:
C Db E D Eb F# E F F# A G G# B A Bb B D C
Five Note Pygmy Scale of Rwanda pg. 255
C D Eb G Bb C
A C Eb F G A
Null Set (Blues)
Fmaj7 Fm-Bb7 Fmaj7 F#m7-B7
Fm7 Bb7 Fmaj7 Abm7-Db7
Gm7-C7 F#7 Fmaj7-Ab7 Dbmaj7-C7
Brackets (Blues) pg.256
Cm Dm7b5-G6 Cm Gm7b5-C7
Fm Abm7-Db7 Cm Bbm7-Eb7
Ab7 G7+9 Cm Dm7b5-G7
Miscellaneous Patterns
1. Fm+5 Dm+5 Bm+5 Abm+5
2. F#m7+5 Ebm7+5 Cm+5 Am+5
3. Em+5 Dbm+5 Bbm+5 Gm+5
Ten Tone Hybrid Scale (Matrix No.1) pg. 258
C D Eb E F F# Ab A Bb B

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References:
Lateef, Y. (1981) Repository of Scales and Melodic Patterns. Amherst, Massachusetts: FANA Publishing Company.