Persian scale
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The Persian scale is a musical scale frequently found in Persian Music, and to a lesser extent, Arab or non-Persian Middle Eastern Music. The Persian scale is characterized by the liberal use of half steps (3), augmented seconds (2), and frequent use of chromaticism. Compare this to the one augmented second of the harmonic minor or the use of only two half-steps in all diatonic scales.
The sequence of steps is as follows[1]:
W = Whole step H = Half step
H WH H H W WH
Beginning on C:
C Db E F Gb Ab B
[edit] See also
- It is most closely related to the Phrygian dominant scale as their bottom tetrachords are the identical[2].
[edit] Source
- ^ Sternal, Mark John (2005). Guitar Total Scales Techniques and Applications, p.156. ISBN: 0976291703.
- ^ Stetina, Troy (1999). The Ultimate Scale Book, p.61. ISBN 0793597889.
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| Name | Acoustic | Blues | Bohlen-Pierce | Diatonic | Double harmonic | Half diminished | Harmonic major | Lydian dominant | Major | Major locrian | Pelog | Phrygian dominant scale | Slendro | |
| "Ethnic" name | Arabic | Gypsy | Jewish | |
| Modes of the diatonic scale | edit |
| Ionian (I) | Dorian (II) | Phrygian (III) | |
| Lydian (IV) | Mixolydian (V) | Aeolian (VI) | Locrian (VII) | |
| Modes of the melodic minor scale | edit |
| Melodic minor (I) | Dorian b2 (II) | Lydian Augmented (III) | |
| Lydian Dominant (IV) | Mixolydian b13(V) | Locrian #2 (VI) | | Altered (VII) | |
