D, E, F, G#, A, B, C? No...
F, G#, A, B, C, D, E? No...
A, B, C, D, E, F, G#? Aha! That's the A Harmonic Minor scale! See now why E, F, G#, A, B, C, D is the 5th mode of the harmonic minor scale, like noticing said? It's the same notes as A Harmonic Minor, but beginning on the 5th scale degree, therefore the 5th mode.
People commonly call this the Spanish Phyrgian mode because it contains Spanish elements (try playing the progression E, F, E) as well as the defining phyrgian tone of the b9 (F in this case).
Another name for this scale could be E Phyrgian #3.
"You must stab him in the heart with the Bone Saber of Zumacalis... well, you could stab him in the head or the lungs, too... and the saber, it probably doesn't have to be bone, just anything sharp lying around the house... you could poke him with a pillow and kill him."
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Universal Re-Monster
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Universal Re-Monster
