C Gypsy Major scale

C Gypsy Major scale for guitar.
The C Gypsy Major is a seven-note scale. Notes are displayed in the diagram with blue color with the root notes indicated by darker color. In the two-octave pattern, the first root note appears on the 6th string, 8th fret.


2 octaves

C gypsy Major scale diagram Notes: C - Db - E - F - G - Ab - B Intervals: 1 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 1 Type: Septonic


Formula Notes Intervals Degrees
1 C Unison Tonic
b2 Db Minor second Supertonic
3 E Major third Mediant
4 F Perfect fourth Subdominant
5 G Perfect fifth Dominant
b6 Ab Minor sixth Submediant
7 B Major seventh Leading tone

The main three-note and four-note chords that can be harmonized from this scale are the following:

Name Notation Name Notation
C X32010 Cmaj7 X32000
Db X46664 Dbmaj7 X46564
Em 022000 Em6 022020
Fm 133111 FmM7 XX3554
G-5 XX5687 G7-5 X45667
Abaug X32110 Abaug7 4X455X
Bsus2(b5)   B6/9b5sus2  

The tones in these chords correspond to the tones of the C Gypsy Major scale.
The second and fourth columns include short notations for the chords in the first and third columns respectively. These are based on common ways to play the chord, but there are other alternatives. See more about this notation system on the FAQ page.

The C Gypsy Major consists of seven notes. These can be described as intervals, based on semi-notes or steps on the guitar fingerboard, written as 1 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 1 from the first note to the next octave.
The scale can be played on the guitar from different starting positions in which C functions as the root tone.
The C Gypsy Major is also referred to as the C Spanish gypsy scale or the C Byzantine scale.


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