Is there a name for this scale? (C Locrian with diminished 6)
I see that there are quite a few questions that are essentially "is there a name for this scale" so I thought I would be more specific in the title.
Essentially I came up with a melody in a scale that I do not know how to describe. The best I can say is that it is a C locrian with a diminished 6. That is:
C Db Eb F Gb Abb Bb C
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If I hear that scale, I hear the Abb as the perfect fifth G, and the Gb as a blue note. Since this scale is none of the commonly used scales, I think it is best described as "blues scale with an added b2". If you hear it differently, it may help to add the melody to your question to clarify the essence of that scale.
EDIT:
Judging from the chord progression in your comment, the melody is probably in Bb minor. The melody doesn't use the 7th scale degree, and it uses both the b6 and the natural 6th. The latter is common for pieces in minor; all combinations of 6th and 7th scale degrees are possible (see also this question and its answers). So your melody doesn't use a single scale, but it is a minor melody and it uses notes from the natural minor as well as from the melodic minor scales.
It could be:
C Locrian b6
Db Ionian b5
Eb Dorian b4
F Phrygian b3
Gb Lydian b2
Bb Aeolian b7
Using all of the notes, but starting and finishing on Eb makes it Eb Mixolydian, and the Gb added gives it that blues feel.
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