Bb Purvi Scale
4-string bass · Thaat · 7 notes · major family
Notes
B♭
C♭
D
E
F
G♭
A
Solfège : Si♭ – Do♭ – Ré – Mi – Fa – Sol♭ – La
Interval Structure
B♭
½T
C♭
T+½T
D
T
E
½T
F
½T
G♭
T+½T
A
→
B♭+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Bb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | B♭ | Major |
| II | C♭? | — |
| iii | Dm | minor |
| IV | E? | — |
| V | F? | — |
| VI+ | G♭+ | augmented |
| VII | A? | — |
About this scale
The Purvi thaat pairs a minor second and minor sixth with an augmented fourth and a major seventh. Reserved for late-afternoon ragas, it produces a solemn gravity few Western scales reach.
See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for Bb Purvi in the interactive app.
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