About the C Iraq (Arabian) scale
C 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 C, D♭, E♭, F, F♯, A♭, B♭, and B. The formula is H W W H W W H H. It is the eighth mode of D♭ Bebop Dominant.
The open-string note B sits inside C Iraq (Arabian). Down at the 3rd fret of the A string lies the lowest C a guitar can play.
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 | CC | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DbD♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | EbE♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | FF | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | F#F♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 6 | AbA♭ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | BbB♭ | Minor 7th |
| 8 | BB | 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
D flat Iraq (Arabian) scaleD Iraq (Arabian) scaleE flat Iraq (Arabian) scaleE Iraq (Arabian) scaleF Iraq (Arabian) scaleG flat Iraq (Arabian) scaleG Iraq (Arabian) scaleA flat Iraq (Arabian) scaleA Iraq (Arabian) scaleB flat Iraq (Arabian) scaleB Iraq (Arabian) scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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