Ab Phrygian ♭4 Scale
4-string bass · Mode III harm. maj. · 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♭
T
G♭
→
A♭+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Ab) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | A♭m | minor |
| ii | B♭♭m | minor |
| III | C♭ | Major |
| IV+ | D♭♭+ | augmented |
| v° | E♭° | diminished |
| VI | F♭ | Major |
| vii° | G♭° | diminished |
About this scale
Mode III of the harmonic major. Its diminished fourth, enharmonic with the major third, gives it a permanent major-minor ambiguity. Same pitch set as the Saba maqam, whose melancholy it shares.
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