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