G Phrygian ♭4 Scale
4-string bass · Mode III harm. maj. · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
G
A♭
B♭
C♭
D
E♭
F
Solfège : Sol – La♭ – Si♭ – Do♭ – Ré – Mi♭ – Fa
Interval Structure
G
½T
A♭
T
B♭
½T
C♭
T+½T
D
½T
E♭
T
F
→
G+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in G) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Gm | minor |
| ii | A♭m | minor |
| III | B♭ | Major |
| IV+ | C♭+ | augmented |
| v° | D° | diminished |
| VI | E♭ | Major |
| vii° | F° | 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.
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