E Phrygian ♭4 Scale
4-string bass · Mode III harm. maj. · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
E
F
G
A♭
B
C
D
Solfège : Mi – Fa – Sol – La♭ – Si – Do – Ré
Interval Structure
E
½T
F
T
G
½T
A♭
T+½T
B
½T
C
T
D
→
E+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in E) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Em | minor |
| ii | Fm | minor |
| III | G | Major |
| IV+ | A♭+ | augmented |
| v° | B° | diminished |
| VI | C | Major |
| vii° | D° | diminished |
About this scale
Mode III of the harmonic major. Its diminished fourth, enharmonic with the major third, gives it a permanent major-minor ambiguity. Same pitch set as the Saba maqam, whose melancholy it shares.
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