C# Hijaz Scale
4-string bass · Maqam · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
C♯
D
E♯
F♯
G♯
A
B
Solfège : Do♯ – Ré – Mi♯ – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La – Si
Interval Structure
C♯
½T
D
T+½T
E♯
½T
F♯
T
G♯
½T
A
T
B
→
C♯+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in C#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | C♯ | Major |
| II | D | Major |
| iii° | E♯° | diminished |
| iv | F♯m | minor |
| v° | G♯° | diminished |
| VI+ | A+ | augmented |
| vii | Bm | minor |
About this scale
The Hijaz maqam is one of the most important modes in classical Arabic music. Its augmented second between the b2 and the major 3rd gives it a deeply expressive, melancholic character. Closely related to Phrygian dominant, it is ubiquitous in Arab, Turkish, and Balkan music.
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