About the D flat Iraq (Arabian) scale
D flat 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 D♭, D, F♭, G♭, G, A, C♭, and C. The formula is H W W H W W H H. It is the eighth mode of D Bebop Dominant.
The black keys D♭ and G♭ belong to this scale. That raised fourth spells out to the white key G. D♭ Iraq (Arabian) runs four white keys in a row on the piano.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | DbD♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DD | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | FbF♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | GbG♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | GG | Augmented 4th |
| 6 | AA | Minor 6th |
| 7 | CbC♭ | Minor 7th |
| 8 | CC | 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
C 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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