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greggorypeccary · March 25th, 2007, 01:46 PM

Any surfers here? I'm listening to Dick Dale and wondering what scale is primarily used to gat that sound. You know Miserlou, etc. I just got a 63 Reverb RI and want to put it to good use!

Thanks!

jazztele · March 25th, 2007, 04:50 PM

well, there's no one quintessential surf scale, but for miserlou...

try E F G# A B C Eb

which would be 1, b2, 3, 4, 5, b6, 7, which i'm sure has a name, but i don't know it...

edit:

ha, just found this...
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=797765

glad i did, it was gonna bug me.

jazzguitar14 · March 25th, 2007, 06:17 PM

25.5" scale...

imwjl · March 25th, 2007, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greggorypeccary

Any surfers here? I'm listening to Dick Dale and wondering what scale is primarily used to gat that sound. You know Miserlou, etc. I just got a 63 Reverb RI and want to put it to good use!

Thanks!

I'm no expert and play scales based on the chords. I'm pretty sure Walk Don't Run is A, G, F, E.

I digress here, but check out the Duo-Tones acoustic surf tracks if you at like the genre or respect quality playing.

Good luck.

getbent · March 25th, 2007, 08:12 PM

Minor pentatonic scale for most surf.... the dick dale middle eastern sounding stuff is phrygian if memory serves... I'm not a surf wiz... I'll bet cancer leo cam or jimmy wilsey will know..

klasaine · March 26th, 2007, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jazztele

well, there's no one quintessential surf scale, but for miserlou...

try E F G# A B C Eb

which would be 1, b2, 3, 4, 5, b6, 7, which i'm sure has a name, but i don't know it...

edit:

ha, just found this...
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=797765

glad i did, it was gonna bug me.

Misirlu is a Turkish song originally (Dale is of Turkish Jewish decent I believe).
The scale has many names - Hijaz Kar or Maquam Zengule (I swear I'm not making this up). Sometimes you'll see it going by the names Double Harmonic Major, Persian, Rag Paraj, Byzantine (mode 2), Bhairav that, and probably a few others.
That scale has a TON of harmonic and melodic potential.

aznrambo481 · March 26th, 2007, 12:18 AM

I've heard it called the Arabic Scale.

Phrygian Dominant is pretty close, 1,b2,3,4,5,b6,b7 i think. but it only has 1 augmented 2nd interval.

seekir · March 26th, 2007, 02:49 AM

Someone here posted this link awhile back: http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/guitar_scales.php

You can select the tonic and scale, and it will bring up a visual representation of the scale on the fingerboard. I really had no idea there were so many varieties and ethnic scales till I saw this site.

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greggorypeccary Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 975 33 Photos	What scale for surf guitar? Any surfers here? I'm listening to Dick Dale and wondering what scale is primarily used to gat that sound. You know Miserlou, etc. I just got a 63 Reverb RI and want to put it to good use! Thanks! __________________ I got the rockin' pneumonia, I need a shot of rhythm and blues! http://www.myspace.com/javablue

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jazztele Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chicago Age: 30 Posts: 4,101	well, there's no one quintessential surf scale, but for miserlou... try E F G# A B C Eb which would be 1, b2, 3, 4, 5, b6, 7, which i'm sure has a name, but i don't know it... edit: ha, just found this... http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=797765 glad i did, it was gonna bug me. __________________ "Jazz isn't a what, it's a how" -- Bill Evans

March 26th, 2007, 12:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
aznrambo481 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 18 Posts: 2,902 6 Photos	I've heard it called the Arabic Scale. Phrygian Dominant is pretty close, 1,b2,3,4,5,b6,b7 i think. but it only has 1 augmented 2nd interval. __________________ Check out my bands, and feel free to PM me comments on them! The Eclectics (guitar/vocals) SLIP (bass)

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jazzguitar14 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 241	25.5" scale...

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getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 13,671 37 Photos	Minor pentatonic scale for most surf.... the dick dale middle eastern sounding stuff is phrygian if memory serves... I'm not a surf wiz... I'll bet cancer leo cam or jimmy wilsey will know..

March 26th, 2007, 02:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
seekir Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hilo, Hawaii Age: 55 Posts: 223	Someone here posted this link awhile back: http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/guitar_scales.php You can select the tonic and scale, and it will bring up a visual representation of the scale on the fingerboard. I really had no idea there were so many varieties and ethnic scales till I saw this site.

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