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ArabicScalesThereareactuallytwodifferentArabianscales.OneissimilarwiththeMajorLocrianScaleandtheotherissimilarwiththeDiminishedScale.ThescaleillustratedbelowinalltwelvenotesistheformerandiseasytomemorizebecausecomparedtotheMajorscalethefifth,sixthandseventhisloweredhalfastepandtherestofthenotesarejustthesameasinthemajor.

ThescaleisnotreallynamedArabicScale,butsinceitisoftenusedinArabianmusicitisadequatetocallitthat.SeealsoMaqams.

C

Notes:C,D,E,F,F#,G#,Bb,C

C#/Db

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Notes:C#,D#,E#,F#,F##,G##,B,C#

D

Notes:D,E,F#,G,G#,A#,C,D

D#/Eb

Notes:D#,E#,F##,G#,G##,A##,C#,D#

E

Notes:E,F#,G#,A,A#,B#,D,E

F

Notes:F,G,A,Bb,B,C#,Eb,F

F#/Gb

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Notes:F#,G#,A#,B,B#,C##,E,F#

G

Notes:G,A,B,C,C#,D#,F,G

G#/Ab

Notes:G#,A#,B#,C#,C##,D##,F#,G#

A

Notes:A,B,C#,D,D#,E#,G,A

A#/Bb

Notes:A#,B#,C##,D#,D##,E##,G#,A#

B

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Notes:B,C#,D#,E,E#,F##,A,B

ArabicScalesoverviewC:C,D,E,F,F#,G#,Bb,CC#/Db:C#,D#,E#,F#,F##,G##,C#D:D,E,F#,G,G#,A#,C,B,DD#/Eb:D#,E#,F##,G#,G##,A##,C#,D#E:E,F#,G#,A,A#,B#,D,EF:F,G,A,Bb,B,C#,Eb,FF#/Gb:F#,G#,A#,B,B#,C##,E,F#G:G,A,B,C,C#,D#,F,GG#/Ab:G#,A#,B#,C#,C##,D##,F#,G#A:A,B,C#,D,D#,E#,G,AA#/Bb:A#,B#,C##,D#,D##,E##,G#,A#B:B,C#,D#,E,E#,F##,A,B

Interval:1,2,3,4,#4,#5,b7Seminotes:2211222Formula:Whole,Whole,Half,Half,Whole,Whole,Whole

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