C♯
D
F
F♯
G♯
A
C
C♯
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C♯ / D♭ Double Harmonic Major
1 – ♭2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – ♭6 – 7
ABOUT THIS SCALE
An exotic major scale with both a flat second and flat sixth. It has a dramatic Middle Eastern and Eastern European character.
GUITAR FRETBOARD
C♯ / D♭ Double Harmonic Major
Standard tuning — E A D G B E — open through fret 24.
Scale note
Root
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The scale follows a practical two-octave route across nearby
strings and frets. The note currently sounding turns bright white.
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Key of C♯ / D♭
Chord progression ideas
Byzantine Vamp
I – ♭II – I
C♯
→
D
→
C♯
The immediate half-step movement strongly exposes the scale's exotic flat-second character.
Double Harmonic Journey
I – ♭II – iv – I
C♯
→
D
→
F♯m
→
C♯
A dramatic progression that retains several of the scale's most characteristic tones.