SCALE REFERENCE

G Double Harmonic Major

G – A♭ – B – C – D – E♭ – F♯1 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
G1A♭b2B3C4D5E♭b6F♯7
NotesG, Ab, B, C, D, Eb, F#
Steps1 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also calledByzantine, Arabic, Gypsy Major
Piano
GBCDA♭E♭F♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eF♯GA♭BCDE♭BBCDE♭F♯GA♭BGGA♭BCDE♭F♯GDDE♭F♯GA♭BCDABCDE♭F♯GA♭EF♯GA♭BCDE♭

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

357912ABCDE♭F♯GA♭EF♯GA♭BCDE♭CCDE♭F♯GA♭BCGGA♭BCDE♭F♯G

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IGGmaj7
♭IIA♭A♭maj7
iiiBmBmin
ivCmCm(maj7)
VDD?
♭VI+E♭augE♭maj7♯5
VIIF♯F♯?

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

IG♭IIA♭iiiBmivCmVD♭VI+E♭augVIIF♯
Other scales on G

Core scales & modes

G MajorG Natural MinorG Harmonic MinorG Melodic MinorG DorianG PhrygianG LydianG MixolydianG Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

G Major PentatonicG Minor PentatonicG BluesG Major Blues

Jazz & altered

G Harmonic MajorG Phrygian DominantG Lydian DominantG AlteredG Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

G Whole ToneG Diminished (Whole–Half)G Diminished (Half–Whole)G Augmented Scale

World & exotic

G Hungarian MinorG 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.