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