C# Hijaz Kar Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Maqam · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
C♯
D
E♯
F♯
G♯
A
B♯
Solfège : Do♯ – Ré – Mi♯ – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La – Si♯
Interval Structure
C♯
½T
D
T+½T
E♯
½T
F♯
T
G♯
½T
A
T+½T
B♯
→
C♯+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in C#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | C♯ | Major |
| II | D | Major |
| iii | E♯m | minor |
| iv | F♯m | minor |
| V | G♯? | — |
| VI+ | A+ | augmented |
| VII | B♯? | — |
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.
See fretboard positions for C# Hijaz Kar on guitar in the interactive app.
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