D# Hijaz Scale
4-string bass · Maqam · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
D♯
E
F♯♯
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
Solfège : Ré♯ – Mi – Fa♯♯ – Sol♯ – La♯ – Si – Do♯
Interval Structure
D♯
½T
E
T+½T
F♯♯
½T
G♯
T
A♯
½T
B
T
C♯
→
D♯+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in D#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | D♯ | Major |
| II | E | Major |
| iii° | F♯♯° | diminished |
| iv | G♯m | minor |
| v° | A♯° | diminished |
| VI+ | B+ | augmented |
| vii | C♯m | 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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