Guitar UpscaleNarayan Scale on guitar
Narayan is a six note scale named after an Indian raga, Dorian without the fourth.
| Notes in A | A B C E F# G |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 2 b3 5 6 b7 |
| Steps | W H 2W W H W (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 6 |
| Style in the app | Various Exotic, scale "Narayan" |
Play the A Narayan Scale on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Narayan Scale
The notes are root, 2nd, flat 3rd, 5th, 6th and flat 7th. It is the Dorian mode with the 4th left out.
With no 4th the scale skips from the flat 3rd to the 5th. It sounds open and minor.
Play it over minor 7th and minor 6th chords.
Intervals from the root
| Degree | Interval | Semitones | In A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | 0 | A |
| 2 | Major 2nd | 2 | B |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | 3 | C |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 | E |
| 6 | Major 6th | 9 | F# |
| b7 | Minor 7th | 10 | G |
Narayan Scale in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C D Eb G A Bb | Open |
| C# | C# D# E G# A# B | Open |
| D | D E F A B C | Open |
| Eb | Eb F Gb Bb C Db | Open |
| E | E F# G B C# D | Open |
| F | F G Ab C D Eb | Open |
| F# | F# G# A C# D# E | Open |
| G | G A Bb D E F | Open |
| G# | G# A# B D# E# F# | Open |
| A | A B C E F# G | Open |
| Bb | Bb C Db F G Ab | Open |
| B | B C# D F# G# A | Open |