About the A Iraq (Arabian) scale
A Iraq (Arabian) is used for Middle Eastern flavored and experimental writing. Think of it as a dense maqam-flavored eight-note scale.
Its notes are A, B♭, C, D, D♯, F, G, and G♯. The formula is H W W H W W H H. It is the eighth mode of B♭ Bebop Dominant.
A, D, and G are open guitar strings that sit inside A Iraq (Arabian), ready to drone under a riff. The open A string is the lowest A on the neck. The mode runs a complete octave from root to root inside the first three frets.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
8-position system
8 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AA | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BbB♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | CC | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | DD | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | D#D♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 6 | FF | Minor 6th |
| 7 | GG | Minor 7th |
| 8 | G#G♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | H W W H W W H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-2-2-1-2-2-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♯4 ♭6 ♭7 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Iraq (Arabian) in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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