SCALE REFERENCE

F Double Harmonic Major

F – G♭ – A – B♭ – C – D♭ – E1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7

A major 3rd and 7th over a flat 2nd and 6th — the 'Arabic' scale, with augmented 2nds on both sides of the 5th.

Notes & degrees
F1G♭b2A3B♭4C5D♭b6E7
NotesF, Gb, A, Bb, C, Db, E
Steps1 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also calledByzantine, Arabic, Gypsy Major
Piano
FACEG♭B♭D♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEFG♭AB♭CD♭EBCD♭EFG♭AB♭GAB♭CD♭EFG♭DEFG♭AB♭CD♭AAB♭CD♭EFG♭AEEFG♭AB♭CD♭E

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AAB♭CD♭EFG♭AEEFG♭AB♭CD♭ECCD♭EFG♭AB♭CGAB♭CD♭EFG♭

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IFFmaj7
♭IIG♭G♭maj7
iiiAmAmin
ivB♭mB♭m(maj7)
VCC?
♭VI+D♭augD♭maj7♯5
VIIEE?

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

IF♭IIG♭iiiAmivB♭mVC♭VI+D♭augVIIE
Other scales on F

Core scales & modes

F MajorF Natural MinorF Harmonic MinorF Melodic MinorF DorianF PhrygianF LydianF MixolydianF Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

F Major PentatonicF Minor PentatonicF BluesF Major Blues

Jazz & altered

F Harmonic MajorF Phrygian DominantF Lydian DominantF AlteredF Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

F Whole ToneF Diminished (Whole–Half)F Diminished (Half–Whole)F Augmented Scale

World & exotic

F Hungarian MinorF Neapolitan Minor
Double Harmonic Major on another root
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.