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