Guitar UpscaleOriental 2 scale on guitar
Oriental 2 is a seven note scale with a flat second, a major third and a flat fifth, sixth and seventh.
| Notes in A | A Bb C# D Eb F G |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 3 4 b5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | H W+H H H W W W (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 7 |
| Style in the app | Various Exotic, scale "Oriental 2" |
Play A Oriental 2 on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Oriental 2 scale
The notes are root, flat 2nd, 3rd, 4th, flat 5th, flat 6th and flat 7th.
The bottom has the gap of Phrygian dominant. The top falls in whole steps.
Play it over a dominant chord with a flat 5th and a flat 9th.
Intervals from the root
| Degree | Interval | Semitones | In A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | 0 | A |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | 1 | Bb |
| 3 | Major 3rd | 4 | C# |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | 5 | D |
| b5 | Tritone | 6 | Eb |
| b6 | Minor 6th | 8 | F |
| b7 | Minor 7th | 10 | G |
Chords in A Oriental 2
Stack every other note of the scale and you get one chord on each note. These chords sound at home with the scale, so they make good progressions.
| Degree | Triad | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| I | A(b5) | A7b5 |
| bII | Bb | Bbmaj7 |
| III | none | none |
| iv | Dm | DmMaj7 |
| bV | Eb | Ebmaj7 |
| bVI+ | Faug | F7#5 |
| bvii | Gm | Gm7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the A Oriental 2 scale on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree 4 (D): D Neapolitan Minor
Oriental 2 in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C Db E F Gb Ab Bb | Open |
| Db | Db D F Gb G A Cb | Open |
| D | D Eb F# G Ab Bb C | Open |
| Eb | Eb Fb G Ab A Cb Db | Open |
| E | E F G# A Bb C D | Open |
| F | F Gb A Bb Cb Db Eb | Open |
| F# | F# G A# B C D E | Open |
| G | G Ab B C Db Eb F | Open |
| Ab | Ab A C Db D Fb Gb | Open |
| A | A Bb C# D Eb F G | Open |
| Bb | Bb Cb D Eb Fb Gb Ab | Open |
| B | B C D# E F G A | Open |