Ab Enigmatic minor Scale
4-string bass · 7 notes · 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♭
T+½T
D
½T
E♭
T+½T
F♯
½T
G
→
A♭+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Ab) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | A♭m | minor |
| II | B♭♭? | — |
| III+ | C♭+ | augmented |
| IV | D? | — |
| V | E♭? | — |
| VI | F♯? | — |
| VII | G? | — |
About this scale
Minor version of Verdi's enigmatic scale. Minor second, augmented fourth and major seventh coexist with a minor third: a deliberately unstable scale, conceived as a harmonic riddle.
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