Db Persian Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Exotic · 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♭
½T
A♭♭
T
B♭♭
T+½T
C
→
D♭+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Db) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | D♭? | — |
| II | E♭♭ | Major |
| III | F? | — |
| iv | G♭m | minor |
| V | A♭♭? | — |
| VI+ | B♭♭+ | augmented |
| VII | C? | — |
About this scale
The Persian scale is one of the most dissonant for guitar. With its b2, #3, and b5, it creates unusual tensions exploited in experimental music and avant-garde metal. Its complex theoretical structure makes it difficult to integrate but interesting for extreme color effects.
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