About the A flat Oriental (Chinese) scale
A flat Oriental (Chinese) is an exotic dominant scale with a flat second and flat fifth. It's used for Middle Eastern flavored and cinematic melodies.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | A flat | Root |
| 2 | A | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | C | Major 3rd |
| 4 | D flat | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | D | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | F | Major 6th |
| 7 | G flat | Minor 7th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Oriental (Chinese) in other keys
C Oriental (Chinese) D flat Oriental (Chinese) D Oriental (Chinese) E flat Oriental (Chinese) E Oriental (Chinese) F Oriental (Chinese) G flat Oriental (Chinese) G Oriental (Chinese) A Oriental (Chinese) B flat Oriental (Chinese) B Oriental (Chinese)
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.