F Enigmatic minor Scale

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Notes

F
G♭
A♭
B
C
D♯
E

Solfège : Fa – Sol♭ – La♭ – Si – Do – Ré♯ – Mi

Interval Structure

F ½T G♭ T A♭ T+½T B ½T C T+½T D♯ ½T E → F+oct. ½T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in F)Quality
i Fm minor
II G♭? —
III+ A♭+ augmented
IV B? —
V C? —
VI D♯? —
VII E? —

About this scale

Minor version of Verdi's enigmatic scale. Minor second, augmented fourth and major seventh coexist with a minor third: a deliberately unstable scale, conceived as a harmonic riddle.

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Same scale in other keys