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Aliases: D gypsy

D double harmonic major Scale

Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords

Audible Example

What does a D double harmonic major scale sound like?

D double harmonic major scale

Piano Fingering

How do you play the D double harmonic major scale on the piano?

Notes:

D
Eb
F#
G
A
Bb
C#
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Intervals:

1P
2m
3M
4P
5P
6m
7M
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Guitar Fingering

How do you play the D double harmonic major scale on the guitar?

Notes:

E
B
G
D
A
E
Eb
Bb
F#
C#
A
F#
G
D
Bb
G
Eb
F#
C#
A
G
D
A
Bb
C#
Eb
Bb
F#
D
A
G
Eb
Bb
C#
F#
C#
D
A
G
D
Eb
Bb
F#
C#
Eb
G
D
A

Intervals:

E
B
4P
1P
5P
E
2m
6m
3M
7M
5P
3M
4P
1P
6m
4P
2m
3M
7M
5P
4P
1P
5P
6m
7M
2m
6m
3M
1P
5P
4P
2m
6m
7M
3M
7M
1P
5P
4P
1P
2m
6m
3M
7M
2m
4P
1P
5P
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About the D double harmonic major scale

The double harmonic major scale, also known as the Byzantine or Arabic scale, features two augmented seconds that give it a highly exotic and dramatic sound. It is commonly used in Middle Eastern, Indian, and Eastern European music. Its symmetrical structure makes it uniquely colorful among heptatonic scales.

Notes

What notes are in the D double harmonic major scale

D - Eb - F# - G - A - Bb - C#

Formula

What is the formula for the D double harmonic major scale

2m - 2A - 2m - 2M - 2m - 2A - 2m

Intervals

What intervals are in the D double harmonic major scale

Root Note

Major 3rd

Perfect 4th

Perfect 5th

Minor 6th

Major 7th

Chords

What chords (diatonic) are in the D double harmonic major scale