Db Purvi Scale
4-string bass · Thaat · 7 notes · major 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
T
G
½T
A♭
½T
B♭♭
T+½T
C
→
D♭+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Db) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | D♭ | Major |
| II | E♭♭? | — |
| iii | Fm | minor |
| IV | G? | — |
| V | A♭? | — |
| VI+ | B♭♭+ | augmented |
| VII | C? | — |
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.
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