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