Guitar UpscaleAlgerian Scale on guitar
The Algerian scale is harmonic minor with an added raised fourth, eight notes with a North African sound.
| Notes in A | A B C D Eb E F G# |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 2 b3 4 b5 5 b6 7 |
| Steps | W H W H H H W+H H (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 8 |
| Style in the app | Various Exotic, scale "Algerian" |
Play A Algerian Scale on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Algerian Scale
The notes are root, 2nd, flat 3rd, 4th, raised 4th, 5th, flat 6th and 7th.
From the flat 3rd up to the flat 6th it climbs in half steps. That chromatic run and the gap to the 7th give the North African colour.
Play it over a minor chord and use the run from the 4th to the 5th as a slide.
Intervals from the root
| Degree | Interval | Semitones | In A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | 0 | A |
| 2 | Major 2nd | 2 | B |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | 3 | C |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | 5 | D |
| b5 | Tritone | 6 | Eb |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 | E |
| b6 | Minor 6th | 8 | F |
| 7 | Major 7th | 11 | G# |
Algerian Scale in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C D Eb F Gb G Ab B | Open |
| C# | C# D# E F# G G# A B# | Open |
| D | D E F G Ab A Bb C# | Open |
| Eb | Eb F Gb Ab A Bb Cb D | Open |
| E | E F# G A Bb B C D# | Open |
| F | F G Ab Bb Cb C Db E | Open |
| F# | F# G# A B C C# D E# | Open |
| G | G A Bb C Db D Eb F# | Open |
| G# | G# A# B C# D D# E G | Open |
| A | A B C D Eb E F G# | Open |
| Bb | Bb C Db Eb Fb F Gb A | Open |
| B | B C# D E F F# G A# | Open |