Arabic scale
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In music, the Arabic scale is arrived at by either:
- Raising the seventh of the Jewish scale
- Raising the seventh and third of the Phrygian mode
- Lowering the sixth and second of a major scale
The sequence of steps comprising the Arabic scale is:
- half – augmented – half – whole – half – augmented – half. However, this scale is common represented with the first and last half step each being represtented as a quarter tone.
The Arabic scale is uncommonly used in Western music, as it does not closely follow any of the basic musical modes, nor is it easily derived from them. It also does not easily fit into common Western chord progressions.
This scale is symmetrical.
The Arabic scale in the key of C (C-Db-E-F-G-Ab-B or C-C#-E-F-G-G#-B):
The Arabic scale (in the key of E) was used in Dick Dale's Misirlou.
The Arabic scale is also used a lot in heavy metal guitar solos.
Is also called Double Harmonic Major Scale
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