Dromos Hijazkiar

Scale Notes:                    1100110110011
Passing Notes:            1100111111111


Is considered a Major Scale.
D Hijazkiar = G Nihavent
D Hijazkiar ~ B Sabah ~ D Pireotikos
D Hijazkiar ~ D Ussak ~ Bb Major ~ G Minor ~ C Dorian

 

 

 

Triads:

M

M

m

m

Mb5th

Aug

sus2ndb5th

Sevenths:

M7th
(no 3rd)

M7th
(no 3rd)

6th
(no 3rd)

M7th
(no 3rd)

7th b5th
(no 3rd)

M7th #5th
(no 3rd)

6th b5th
(no 3rd)

M7th
(no 5th)

M7th
(no 5th)

Dim7th
(no 5th)

m/M7th
(no 5th)

7th
(no 5th)

M7th
(no 5th)

Dim7thSus2nd
(no 5th)

M7th Sus4th
(no 5th)

M7th b5th
(no 3rd)

6th
(no 5th)

M7th b5th
(no 3rd)

7th Sus4th
(no 5th)

M7th Sus4th
(no 5th)

Sus4th 6th
(no 5th)

Ninths:

M7th b9th
(no 3rd and 5th)

m/M7th
(no 5th)

Dim7thSusb2nd
(no 5th)

M9th
(no 3rd and 5th)

7th Susb2nd
(no 5th)

m/M7th
(no 5th)

Dim7thSusb2nd
(no 5th)

Fourths:

Sus4th

Sus#4th

M

Sus#4th

Susb2nd

Sus4th #5th

Sus4th b5th

Add4th
(no 5th)

Mb5th

mAddb4th
(no 5th)

Dim

Add4th
(no 5th)

mAdd4th
(no 5th)

mAdd4th
(no 5th)

Seconds:

Sus2nd

Susb2nd

Susb2nd

Sus2nd

Susb2nd b5th

mb6th
(no 5th)

Susb2nd b5th

Addb2nd
(no 5th)

mAddb4th
(no 5th)

m9th b2nd
(no 5th and b7th)

m9th b2nd
(no 5th and b7th)

Addb2nd
(no 5th)

mAddb4th
(no 5th)

b9th Add2nd
(no 3rd, 5th and 7th)

Sixths:

b6th
(no 3rd)

m7th
(no 3rd)

b6th
(no 3rd)

b6th
(no 3rd)

Dim7th
(no 3rd)

6th #5th
(no 3rd)

b6th b5th
(no 3rd)

Aug

6th
(no 5th)

mb6th
(no 5th)

mb6th
(no 5th)

6th
(no 5th)

6th b5th
(no 3rd)

Sus2nd #5th


>Root Note

C

C#

E

F

G

Ab

B

C#

D

F

F#

Ab

A

C

D

Eb

F#

G

A

Bb

C#

Eb

E

G

Ab

Bb

B

D

E

F

Ab

A

B

C

Eb

F

F#

A

Bb

C

C#

E

F#  

G

Bb  

B

C#

D

F

G

Ab

B

C

D

Eb

F#

Ab

A

C

Db

Eb

E

G

A

Bb

C#

D

E

F

Ab

Bb

B

D

Eb

F

F#

A

B

C

Eb

E

F#

G

Bb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


Dromos Hijazkiar

Scale Notes:                    1100110110011
Passing Notes:            1100111111111


Is a
mode of Niavent and is considered a Major Scale; Also called Byzantine, Double Harmonic, Hijaz Kar (C), Shadd Araban (G), Shahnaz (Shehnaz) (D), Suzidil  (A).
D Hijazkiar = G Niavent
If you start 3 scale degrees forward you get Niavent

Is Similar to Pireotikos and is contained within a version of Sabah
D Hijazkiar ~ D Pireotikos ~ B Sabah
If you give it a #4th you get Pireotikos
If you give it a #6th below the octave and start 3 semitones back you get a version of Sabah.

Is similar to Hijaz, Roumaniko, & Harmonic Minor 
D Hijazkiar ~ D Hijaz ~ C Roumaniko ~ G Harmonic Minor
If you give it a b7th  you get Hijaz
If you give it a b7th and start 1 scale degree back you get Roumaniko
If you give it a b7th and start 3 scale degrees forward you get Harmonic Minor
 
To Modulate to Ussak, Major, Minor, Dorian Scales
D Hijazkiar ~ D Ussak ~ Bb Major ~ G Minor ~ C Dorian
If you give it a b7th  and a b3rd  you get Ussak

If you give it a b7th  and a b3rd  and then start 2 scale degrees back you get a Major scale
If you give it a b7th  and a b3rd  and then start 1 scale degree back you get a Dorian scale
If you give it a b7th  and a b3rd  and then start 3 scale degrees forward you get a Minor scale

 





 







Modulation Possibilities;

D Hijazkiar ð G Niavent
D Hijazkiar
ð B Sabah
D Hijazkiar ð D Pireotikos

D Hijazkiar ð D Ussak ð Bb Major ð G Minor ð C Dorian
D Hijazkiar
ð D Hijaz ð C Roumaniko ð G Harmonic Minor
D Hijaz ð D Hijazkiar ð G Nihavent ð D Pireotikos










Chord Scale Info:

Triads: Root + 3rd + 5th
Sevenths: Root + 7th + 5th  and Root + 7th + 3rd  and Root + 7th  + 4th
Ninths: Root + 2nd + 7th  
Fourths: Root + 4th + 5th  and Root + 4th +  3rd
Seconds: Root + 2nd + 5th  and Root + 2nd + 3rd
Sixths: Root + 6th + 5th  and Root + 6th + 3rd


 



Hijaz Family - 110011
Dominant note is usually the 4th note. The tonic is often also the beginning note.

Makam: