A Oriental Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Exotic · 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
½T
E♭
T+½T
F♯
½T
G
→
A+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in A) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | A? | — |
| II+ | B♭+ | augmented |
| III | C♯? | — |
| IV | D | Major |
| V | E♭ | Major |
| vi | F♯m | minor |
| vii | Gm | minor |
About this scale
This exotic scale comes from a non-Western musical tradition. It brings unusual sonic colors to the Western ear and opens unique harmonic perspectives on guitar.
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