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