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Fig. 1 · G double harmonic on the keyboard

piano scale

G double harmonic

G1A♭♭2B3C4D5E♭♭6F♯7

Two augmented seconds in one scale, one above the tonic and one below the octave.

on guitaron ukulele

Written out

Fig. 2 · G double harmonic, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

GHA♭W+HBHCWDHE♭W+HF♯HG

What is true of it

G double harmonic is G, A♭, B, C, D, E♭ and F♯, and back to G.

Its steps are H – W+H – H – W – H – W+H – H, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, G harmonic major differs from it by exactly one note.

Chords made only of these notes

CmminorCdimdiminishedE♭augaugmentedGmajorGaugaugmentedGmaj7major seventhA♭majorA♭mminor

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on G

G Phrygian dominantexoticG Lydian dominantexoticG alteredexoticG majormajorG natural minorminorG harmonic minorminor

C dbl harmC♯ dbl harmD♭ dbl harmD dbl harmD♯ dbl harmE♭ dbl harmE dbl harmF dbl harmall 374