Ab 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 Ab) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | A♭ | Major |
| II | B♭♭ | Major |
| iii | Cm | 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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