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B Kurd scale

A Middle-Eastern RAV Vast scale

Inspired by traditional Kurdish music :: 2021-03-16

The RAV Vast B Kurd scale is a diatonic minor scale with an extra note. It is tuned in B minor, but it's also possible to get the D major scale. It allows a total of 15 chords with different octaves.

However, some chords are harder to reach, especially the ones that include the ding (B2). The F sharp minor chord also seems impossible to play with F♯3 unless you have giant hands.

Notes

Notes placement

        F♯4        
   D4   A4   E4    

 B3     B2     C♯4

   G3        A3    
        F♯3        


Chords


B minor chord


        F♯4         :        (F♯4)       
  (D4)  A4   E4     :   (D4)  A4   E4    
                    :                   
 B3    (B2)    C♯4  :  B3    (B2)    C♯4
                    :                   
   G3        A3     :    G3        A3    
       (F♯3)        :         F♯3        
.......................................
                    :
        F♯4         :        (F♯4)       
  (D4)  A4   E4     :   (D4)  A4   E4    
                    :                   
(B3)    B2     C♯4  : (B3)    B2     C♯4
                    :                   
   G3        A3     :    G3        A3    
       (F♯3)        :         F♯3        

C Sharp diminished chord

        F♯4        
   D4   A4  (E4)   

 B3     B2    (C♯4)

  (G3)       A3    
        F♯3        

D major chord

        F♯4         :        (F♯4)       
  (D4) (A4)  E4     :   (D4) (A4)  E4    
                    :                   
 B3     B2     C♯4  : (B3)    B2     C♯4
                    :                   
   G3        A3     :    G3        A3    
       (F♯3)        :         F♯3        

E minor chord

        F♯4         :         F♯4        
   D4   A4  (E4)    :    D4   A4  (E4)   
                    :                    
 B3    (B2)    C♯4  : (B3)    B2     C♯4
                    :                    
  (G3)       A3     :   (G3)       A3    
        F♯3         :         F♯3        

F Sharp minor chord (impossible with F#3)

        F♯4         :        (F♯4)       
   D4  (A4)  E4     :    D4  (A4)  E4    
                    :                    
 B3     B2    (C♯4) :  B3     B2    (C♯4)
                    :                    
   G3        A3     :    G3        A3    
       (F♯3)        :         F♯3        

G major chord

        F♯4         :         F♯4        
  (D4)  A4   E4     :   (D4)  A4   E4    
                    :                    
 B3    (B2)    C♯4  : (B3)    B2     C♯4
                    :                    
  (G3)       A3     :   (G3)       A3    
        F♯3         :         F♯3        

A major chord

        F♯4         :         F♯4        
   D4   A4  (E4)    :    D4  (A4) (E4)   
                    :                    
 B3     B2    (C♯4) :  B3     B2    (C♯4)
                    :                    
   G3       (A3)    :    G3        A3    
        F♯3         :         F♯3        

I've started to list a collection of short tunes here.


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