E Ultraphrygian Scale
4-string bass · Mode III dbl harm. · 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
½T
D♭
→
E+oct.
T+½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in E) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Em | minor |
| ii | Fm | minor |
| III | G? | — |
| IV+ | A♭+ | augmented |
| V | B? | — |
| VI | C | Major |
| VII | D♭ | Major |
About this scale
Mode III of the double harmonic. A diminished fourth and a doubly flattened seventh are added to the Phrygian minor second: a dense scale, almost entirely chromatic in its lower half.
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