A Ultraphrygian Scale
4-string bass · Mode III dbl harm. · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
A
B♭
C
D♭
E
F
G♭
Solfège : La – Si♭ – Do – Ré♭ – Mi – Fa – Sol♭
Interval Structure
A
½T
B♭
T
C
½T
D♭
T+½T
E
½T
F
½T
G♭
→
A+oct.
T+½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in A) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Am | minor |
| ii | B♭m | minor |
| III | C? | — |
| IV+ | D♭+ | augmented |
| V | E? | — |
| VI | F | Major |
| VII | G♭ | Major |
About this scale
Mode III of the double harmonic. A diminished fourth and a doubly flattened seventh are added to the Phrygian minor second: a dense scale, almost entirely chromatic in its lower half.
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