| GRADE | NAME | NOTES | NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C |
| I | DOUBLE HARMONIC MAJOR | |
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| II | LYDIAN #2 #6 | |
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| III | ULTRAPHRYGIAN | |
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| IV | HUNGARIAN MINOR | |
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| V | ORIENTAL | |
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| VI | IONIAN AUGMENTED #2 | |
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| VII | LOCRIAN bb3 bb7 | |
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DOUBLE HARMONIC MAJOR |
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Alternative names: Ionian flat 2 flat 6, Double Harmonic, Bizantine, Major Gipsy, Charhargah
It starts from the first grade of double harmonic scale
| MAJOR | C | D | E | F | G | A | B | C | |||||
| HARMONIC MAJOR | C | D | E | F | G | Ab | B | C | |||||
| DOUBLE HARMONIC | C | Db | E | F | G | Ab | B | C |
Structure: 1312131
As we can see from the structure, this is a palindromic mode
| chords over first notes: | ||
| Triad: | Seventh chord: | Complete chord: |
| major | major seventh | |
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Chord simbols: C, Cmaj7, C^, C^(b6 b9)
Enharmonic chord simbols: C^(#5), Cmaj7(#5)
This mode works well even on dominant chords
LYDIAN #2 #6 |
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Alternative names: Lydian sharp 2 sharp 6
It starts from the second grade of double harmonic scale
Structure: 3121311
| chords over first notes: | ||
| Triad: | Seventh chord: | Complete chord: |
| major | major seventh | |
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Chord simbols: Cmaj7, C^, C^(#11), C^(#6 #9 #11)
Enharmonic chord simbols: C7, Cm7, CØ, C7(b5), C^(b5)
ULTRAPHRYGIAN |
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Alternative names: Phrygian b4 bb7, Ultralocrian natural 5
It starts from the third grade of double harmonic scale
Structure: 1213113
| chords over first notes: |
| Triad: |
| minor |
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Enharmonic interpretation:
| chords over first notes: |
| Triad: |
| major |
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HUNGARIAN MINOR |
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Alternative names: Harmonic Minor sharp 4, Lydian flat 3 flat 6, Double Harmonic Minor, Algerian, Minor Gipsy
It starts from the fourth grade of double harmonic scale
| HARMONIC MINOR | C | D | Eb | F | G | Ab | B | C | |||||
| DOUBLE HARMONIC MINOR | C | D | Eb | F# | G | Ab | B | C |
Structure: 2131131
| chords over first notes: | ||
| Triad: | Seventh chord: | Complete chord: |
| minor | minor with major seventh | |
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Chord simbols: Cm, Cm(maj7), Cm^9, Cm^(#11)
Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm^(b5), Cm^(#5)
ORIENTAL |
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Alternative names: Mixolydian flat 5 flat 9, Mixolydian b2 b5
It starts from the fifth grade of double harmonic scale
Structure: 1311312
| chords over first notes: | |
| Seventh chord: | Complete chord: |
| dominant | |
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Chord simbols: C7, C7(b5), C7(b5 b9)
IONIAN AUGMENTED #2 |
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Alternative names: Ionian sharp 2 sharp 5
It starts from the sixth grade of double harmonic scale
Structure: 3113121
| chords over first notes: | ||
| Triad: | Seventh chord: | Complete chord: |
| augmented | major seventh with augmented fifth | |
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Chord simbols: C+, Cmaj7(#5), C^(#5), Cmaj7(#5 #9)
Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm^(#5)
LOCRIAN bb3 bb7 |
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It starts from the seventh grade of double harmonic scale
Structure: 1131213
Enharmonic interpretation:
