A# Hijaz Kar Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Maqam · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
A♯
B
C♯♯
D♯
E♯
F♯
G♯♯
Solfège : La♯ – Si – Do♯♯ – Ré♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯ – Sol♯♯
Interval Structure
A♯
½T
B
T+½T
C♯♯
½T
D♯
T
E♯
½T
F♯
T+½T
G♯♯
→
A♯+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in A#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | A♯ | Major |
| II | B | Major |
| iii | C♯♯m | minor |
| iv | D♯m | minor |
| V | E♯? | — |
| VI+ | F♯+ | augmented |
| VII | G♯♯? | — |
About this scale
The Hijaz Kar maqam with its two augmented seconds is very expressive on guitar. It allows highly ornamented phrases characteristic of Arabic and Turkish classical music. World-fusion guitarists use it for even more dramatic colors than standard Hijaz.
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