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Q&A "Properly" naming rotations of unusual scales?

A while ago I came across this amazing video, which answers your question thoroughly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq2xt2D3e3E According to that video the specific scale pattern you gave is ca...

posted 3y ago by celtschk‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar celtschk‭ · 2021-01-12T21:37:39Z (over 3 years ago)
A while ago I came across this amazing video, which answers your question thoroughly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq2xt2D3e3E

According to that video the specific scale pattern you gave is called Dorian #4 (the # here denotes a sharp sign, not a number sign). This basically means that it is like Dorian, but the with the fourth tone raised by a halftone.

The specific scale starting at D therefore is D Dorian #4.