About the G Persian scale
G 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 G, A♭, B, C, D♭, E♭, and F♯. The formula is H 1½ H H W 1½ H.
Four of the notes in G Persian are black keys, A♭, D♭, E♭, and F♯.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | GG | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AbA♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | BB | Major 3rd |
| 4 | CC | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | DbD♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | EbE♭ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | F#F♯ | 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 | G | A flat | B | C | D flat | E flat | F sharp | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Persian in other keys
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