Double Harmonic Major scale
Byzantine chant, Arabic maqam practice and North Indian raga all arrive at these seven pitches, which is why one interval pattern carries so many names.
- Used for
- Byzantine, Arabic and Middle Eastern music and dramatic film cues.
- Formula
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Steps H 1½ H W H 1½ H Semitones 1-3-1-2-1-3-1 Degrees 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 7 - Also called
- Bhairav, Hijaz Kar, and Gypsy Major.
Double Harmonic Major in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Double Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Double Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- D D Double Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Double Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- E E Double Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- F F Double Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Double Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- G G Double Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Double Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- A A Double Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Double Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- B B Double Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
