B Kurd scale

A Middle-Eastern RAV Vast scale

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Inspired by traditional Kurdish music

The RAV Vast B Kurd scale is a diatonic minor scale with an extra note. It is tuned in B minor, but it's also possible to get the D major scale. It allows a total of 15 chords with different octaves.

However, some chords are harder to reach, especially the ones that include the ding (B2). The F sharp minor chord also seems impossible to play with F♯3 unless you have giant hands.

Notes

B2 (Si)
F♯3 (Fa dièse)
G3 (Sol)
A3 (La)
B3 (Si)
C♯4 (Do dièse)
D4 (Ré)
E4 (Mi)
F♯4 (Fa dièse)
A4 (La)

Notes placement

        F♯4        
   D4   A4   E4    

 B3     B2     C♯4

   G3        A3    
        F♯3

Chords

i. B – D – F♯ (B minor chord)
iiº. C♯ – E – G (C Sharp diminished chord)
III. D – F♯ – A (D major chord)
iv. E – G – B (E minor chord)
v. F♯ – A – C♯ (F Sharp minor chord)
VI. G – B – D (G major chord)
VII. A – C♯ – E (A major chord)

B minor chord


        F♯4         :        (F♯4)       
  (D4)  A4   E4     :   (D4)  A4   E4    
                    :                   
 B3    (B2)    C♯4  :  B3    (B2)    C♯4
                    :                   
   G3        A3     :    G3        A3    
       (F♯3)        :         F♯3        
.......................................
                    :
        F♯4         :        (F♯4)       
  (D4)  A4   E4     :   (D4)  A4   E4    
                    :                   
(B3)    B2     C♯4  : (B3)    B2     C♯4
                    :                   
   G3        A3     :    G3        A3    
       (F♯3)        :         F♯3

C Sharp diminished chord

        F♯4        
   D4   A4  (E4)   

 B3     B2    (C♯4)

  (G3)       A3    
        F♯3

D major chord

        F♯4         :        (F♯4)       
  (D4) (A4)  E4     :   (D4) (A4)  E4    
                    :                   
 B3     B2     C♯4  : (B3)    B2     C♯4
                    :                   
   G3        A3     :    G3        A3    
       (F♯3)        :         F♯3

E minor chord

        F♯4         :         F♯4        
   D4   A4  (E4)    :    D4   A4  (E4)   
                    :                    
 B3    (B2)    C♯4  : (B3)    B2     C♯4
                    :                    
  (G3)       A3     :   (G3)       A3    
        F♯3         :         F♯3

F Sharp minor chord (impossible with F#3)

        F♯4         :        (F♯4)       
   D4  (A4)  E4     :    D4  (A4)  E4    
                    :                    
 B3     B2    (C♯4) :  B3     B2    (C♯4)
                    :                    
   G3        A3     :    G3        A3    
       (F♯3)        :         F♯3

G major chord

        F♯4         :         F♯4        
  (D4)  A4   E4     :   (D4)  A4   E4    
                    :                    
 B3    (B2)    C♯4  : (B3)    B2     C♯4
                    :                    
  (G3)       A3     :   (G3)       A3    
        F♯3         :         F♯3

A major chord

        F♯4         :         F♯4        
   D4   A4  (E4)    :    D4  (A4) (E4)   
                    :                    
 B3     B2    (C♯4) :  B3     B2    (C♯4)
                    :                    
   G3       (A3)    :    G3        A3    
        F♯3         :         F♯3

I've started to list a collection of short tunes here.