MAJOR SCALE
MELODIC MINOR
HARMONIC MINOR
HARMONIC MAJOR
HUNGARIAN MINOR
HUNGARIAN MAJOR
NEAPOLITAN MINOR
NEAPOLITAN "MAJOR"
ENIGMATIC MINOR
ENIGMATIC
PERSIAN
PURVI
I N D E X
E X O T I C A
G L O S S A R Y
E M A I L
MILLENNIUM SCALE CONCORDANCE
The Persian scale is similar in structure to Harmonic major, except that the second and fifth degrees are flat. This scale, and the chords built from it, are difficult to harmonize but extremely flavorful. Here are the Persian modes in the key of C. Click on a mode or chord for more detail.
I : PERSIAN :
II : MODE 2 :
III : MODE 3 :
IV : MODE 4 :
V : MODE 5 :
VI : MODE 6 :
VII : MODE 7 :
C Db E F Gb Ab B
Db E F Gb Ab B C
E F Gb Ab B C Db
F Gb Ab B C Db E
Gb Ab B C Db E F
Ab B C Db E F Gb
B C Db E F Gb Ab
Cmaj7b5
Db7
E6
Fm/maj7
Gbmaj7sus
Ab7#5
Db7 / B