C Oriental Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Exotic · 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
½T
G♭
T+½T
A
½T
B♭
→
C+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in C) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | C? | — |
| II+ | D♭+ | augmented |
| III | E? | — |
| IV | F | Major |
| V | G♭ | Major |
| vi | Am | minor |
| vii | B♭m | 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.
See fretboard positions for C Oriental on guitar in the interactive app.
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