In other words its a harmonic minor flute .Jumbuk wrote: The point of this flute is that it is NOT a natural minor scale - it has a major 7th.
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Of course with harmonic minor intervals you won't get any modes relative to a major scale tube unless you xfinger the 7th and then you will get one diatonic mode, namely Phrygian Mode (the major scale's 3rd mode) from
XXO OOO tonic.
And you will get these
* the harmonic minor scale for Raag Kirwani (carnatic trad. and recently hind.) and for Eastern Euro and Middle Eastern melodies
* a scale from XXX OOO for Carnatic (South Indian) Mode Hemaavati
* the famous Eastern European/Middle Eastern Ahava Rabba scale from XXO OOO (also known as Raag Basant Mukhari)
* as above but with xfingered 7th for Raag Bhairavi (Phrygian mode) for indic, middle eastern, Eastern European, Greek and Flamenco music.
* a xfingered 7th tonic OXX OOO for Raag Ahir Bhairav scale (bell note omitted)
*OOO OOO tonic for hexatonic Raag Gujari Todi with xfingered 7th and 6th vent always covered.
This post is as much for me as for others becuase I have ordered a harmonic minor tube and this will serve as a memo to self. Please feel welcome to ask for clarification. Challeges may assist corrections where needed and development of list.