About the F Persian scale
F Persian is used for Middle Eastern flavored and film music. Think of it as a dramatic seven-note scale with a flat second, flat fifth and flat sixth.
Its notes are F, G♭, A, B♭, C♭, D♭, and E. The formula is H 1½ H H W 1½ H.
F Persian uses three black keys on the piano, G♭, B♭, and D♭.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | FF | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GbG♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | AA | Major 3rd |
| 4 | BbB♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | CbC♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | DbD♭ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | EE | Major 7th |
| Steps | H 1½ H H W 1½ H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-3-1-1-2-3-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 3 4 ♭5 ♭6 7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | F | G flat | A | B flat | C flat | D flat | E | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Persian in other keys
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