F Phrygian ♭4 Scale
4-string bass · Mode III harm. maj. · 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
A♭
½T
B♭♭
T+½T
C
½T
D♭
T
E♭
→
F+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in F) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | minor |
| ii | G♭m | minor |
| III | A♭ | Major |
| IV+ | B♭♭+ | augmented |
| v° | C° | diminished |
| VI | D♭ | Major |
| vii° | E♭° | 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.
See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for F Phrygian ♭4 in the interactive app.
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