Double Harmonic Major Scale Piano Reference With Notes & Intervals
š¹ The double harmonic major scale, also known as the Byzantine scale, is a 7-note scale with a dark sound. Compared to the major scale, the double harmonic major scale has a lowered 2nd and 6th scale degrees. The scale has only one note difference with the harmonic major scale, just with the addition of a lowered 2nd scale degree.
The Hungarian minor scale is the 4th mode of the double harmonic major scale.
Here you'll find an interactive piano reference for the double harmonic major scale with notes on the piano keyboard, intervals and scale formula.
Double Harmonic Major Scale Intervals
The intervals of the double harmonic major scale are:
Double Harmonic Major Scale Formula
The formula for the double harmonic major scale is: h, (W+h), h, W, h, (W+h), h
W: Whole step, h: Half step (semitone)
Double Harmonic Major Scales Note Chart
C | ||
C⯠| ||
D | ||
D⯠| ||
E | ||
F | ||
F⯠| ||
G | ||
G⯠| ||
A | ||
A⯠| ||
B |
And now here are interactive piano keyboard layouts, one for each key, where you can hear the double harmonic major scales being played up and down:
C Double Harmonic Major Scale
notes:
C⯠Double Harmonic Major Scale
notes:
D Double Harmonic Major Scale
notes:
D⯠Double Harmonic Major Scale
notes:
E Double Harmonic Major Scale
notes:
F Double Harmonic Major Scale
notes:
F⯠Double Harmonic Major Scale
notes:
G Double Harmonic Major Scale
notes:
G⯠Double Harmonic Major Scale
notes:
A Double Harmonic Major Scale
notes:
A⯠Double Harmonic Major Scale
notes:
B Double Harmonic Major Scale
notes:
Double Harmonic Major Scale Chords
Here's a list of chord types that fit the double harmonic major scale:
References to major & minor scales:
C♯ majorD♭ majorD majorE♭ majorE majorF majorF♯ majorG♭ majorG majorA♭ majorA majorB♭ majorB majorCā major
C minor C♯ minor D♭ minorD minorD♯ minorE♭ minorE minorF minorF♯ minorG minorG♯ minorA♭ minorA minorA♯ minorB♭ minorB minor
Piano Samples
The piano samples used for this double harmonic major scale reference are from “Salamander Grand Piano V3” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

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