Arabic scales

Noun

Arabic scale (plural Arabic scales)

1. double harmonic scale, a scale with two augmented seconds
   • {\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"clarinet"c'des'e'f'g'aes'b'c2}
2. quarter tone scale, or 24 tone equal temperament
   • \relative c'{c8 cih cis cisih d dih dis disih e eih f fih fis fisih g gih gis gisih a aih ais aisih b bih \bar "|" c2}
3. 17 equal temperament, a tuning dividing the octave into 17 equal steps
   • \relative c'{c8 cih cis d dih dis e f fih fis g gih gis a aih ais b c2}
4. major Locrian scale, a scale similar to Locrian
   • {c'd'e'f'ges'aes'bes'c}