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 | Am | minor |
| iv | B♭m | 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.
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