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Enigmatic Scales - Overview With Pictures PDF

The document describes the Enigmatic Major and Minor scales. It provides the note intervals, formulas, and ascending/descending notes for each scale from C to B. The Enigmatic scales were invented by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi and feature unstable tonic notes with augmented intervals. Diagrams and tables are presented showing the notes that make up each Enigmatic scale.

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Enigmatic Scales - Overview With Pictures PDF

The document describes the Enigmatic Major and Minor scales. It provides the note intervals, formulas, and ascending/descending notes for each scale from C to B. The Enigmatic scales were invented by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi and feature unstable tonic notes with augmented intervals. Diagrams and tables are presented showing the notes that make up each Enigmatic scale.

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Enigmatic Scales

The Enigmatic Scale was invented by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. It is a

somewhat obscure augmented scale with an unstable tonic.

Notice that the Enigmatic Scale are played differently, with one variation, ascending and

descending. The diagrams show the ascending versions of the scale, with the notes for the

descending scale written out below.

Enigmatic Major Scales

Here are pictures and notes of the Major Enigmatic scales. See also Minor Enigmatic Scales.

Notes (ascending): C, Db, E, F#, G#, A#, B, C

Notes (descending): C, B, A#, G#, F, E, Db, C

C# / Db

Notes (ascending): C#, D, F, G, A, B, C, C#

Notes (descending): C#, C, B, A, Gb, F, D, C#

D
Notes (ascending): D, Eb, F#, G#, A#, C, C#, D

Notes (descending): D, C#, C, A#, G, F#, Eb, D

D# /Eb

Notes (ascending): D#, E, G, A, B, C#, D, D#

Notes (descending): D#, D, C#, B, Ab, G, E, D#

Notes (ascending): E, F, G#, A#, C, D, D#, E

Notes (descending): E, D#, D, C, A, G#, F, E

Notes (ascending): F, Gb, A, B, C#, D#, E, F

Notes (descending): F, E, D#, C#, Bb, A, Gb, F

F# / Gb
Notes (ascending): F#, G, A#, C, D, E, F, F#

Notes (descending): F#, F, E, D, B, A#, G, F#

Notes (ascending): G, Ab, B, C#, D#, F, F#, G

Notes (descending): G,, F#, F, D#, C, B, Ab, G

G# / Ab

Notes (ascending): G#, A, C, D, E, F#, G, G#

Notes (descending): G#, G, F#, E, Db, C, A, G#

Notes (ascending): A, Bb, C#, D#, F, G, G#, A

Notes (descending): A, G#, G, F, D, C#, Bb, A

A# / Bb
Notes (ascending): A#, B, D, E, F#, G#, A, A#

Notes (descending): A#, A, G#, F#, Eb, D, B, A#

Notes (ascending): B, C, D#, F, G, A, A#, B

Notes (descending): B, A#, A, G, E, D#, C, B

Enigmatic Major Scales overview

C: C, Db, E, F#, G#, A#, B, C

C#/Db: C#, D, F, G, A, B, C, C#

D: D, Eb, F#, G#, A#, C, C#, D

D#/Eb: D#, E, G, A, B, C#, D, D#

E: E, F, G#, A#, C, D, D#, E

F: F, Gb, A, B, C#, D#, E, F

F#/Gb: F#, G, A#, C, D, E, F, F#

G: G, Ab, B, C#, D#, F, F#, G

G#/Ab: G#, A, C, D, E, F#, G, G#

A: A, Bb, C#, D#, F, G, G#, A

A#/Bb: A#, B, D, E, F#, G#, A, A#

B: B, C, D#, F, G, A, A#, B

Intervals: 1 2b 3 4# 5# 6# 7

Semi-Notes: 1 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1

Formula: Half, Whole and a half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half, Half
Enigmatic Minor Scales

Here are pictures and notes of the minor enigmatic scales (notice that the minor version is

not associated with Giuseppe Verdi).

Cm

Notes: C, Db, Eb, F#, G, A#, B, C

C#m / Dbm

Notes: C#, D, E, G, Ab, B, C, C#

Dm

Notes: D, Eb, F, G#, A, C, C#, D

D#m /Ebm

Notes: D#, E, Gb, A, Bb, C#, D, D#

Em
Notes: E, F, G, A#, B, D, D#, E

Fm

Notes: F, Gb, Ab, B, C, D#, E, F

F#m / Gbm

Notes: F#, G, A, C, Db, E, F, F#

Gm

Notes: G, Ab, Bb, C#, D, F, F#, G

G#m / Abm

Notes: G#, A, B, D, Eb, F#, G, G#

Am
Notes: A, Bb, C, D#, E, G, G#, A

A#m / Bbm

Notes: A#, B, Db, E, F, G#, A, A#

Bm

Notes: B, C, D, F, Gb, A, A#, B

Enigmatic Minor Scales overview

C: C, Db, Eb, F#, G, A#, B, C

C#/Db: C#, D, E, G, Ab, B, C, C#

D: D, Eb, F, G#, A, C, C#, D

D#/Eb: D#, E, Gb, A, Bb, C#, D, D#

E: E, F, G, A#, B, D, D#, E

F: F, Gb, Ab, B, C, D#, E, F

F#/Gb: F#, G, A, C, Db, E, F, F#

G: G, Ab, Bb, C#, D, F, F#, G

G#/Ab: G#, A, B, D, Eb, F#, G, G#

A: A, Bb, C, D#, E, G, G#, A

A#/Bb: A#, B, Db, E, F, G#, A, A#

B: B, C, D, F, Gb, A, A#, B
Intervals: 1 2b 3b 4# 5 6# 7

Semi-Notes: 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1

Formula: Half, Whole, Whole and a half, Half, Whole and a half, Half, Half

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