C# Todi Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Indian raga · 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
E
T+½T
F♯♯
½T
G♯
½T
A
T+½T
B♯
→
C♯+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in C#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | C♯m | minor |
| II | D? | — |
| III+ | E+ | augmented |
| IV | F♯♯? | — |
| V | G♯? | — |
| VI | A | Major |
| VII | B♯? | — |
About this scale
Raga Todi is one of the most complex and expressive ragas in Indian classical music. On guitar, its b2, b3, #4, and b6 create unusual tensions requiring great mastery. John McLaughlin returns to it regularly in his fusion compositions to create intense meditative atmospheres.
See fretboard positions for C# Todi on guitar in the interactive app.
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