C Enigmatic minor Scale
4-string bass · 7 notes · 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
E♭
T+½T
F♯
½T
G
T+½T
A♯
½T
B
→
C+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in C) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Cm | minor |
| II | D♭? | — |
| III+ | E♭+ | augmented |
| IV | F♯? | — |
| V | G? | — |
| VI | A♯? | — |
| VII | B? | — |
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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