Arabic scale

In music, the Arabic scale is arrived at by either:

Raising the seventh of the Jewish scale

Raising the seventh and third of the Phrygian mode

Lowering the sixth and second of a major scale

Series of intervals:
:H -3 H W H -3 H

H = Half step
:W = Whole step
:-3 = Minor third or 3 Half steps

As you can see, the Arabic scale is symmetrical.

The Arabic scale on C, C-Db-E-F-G-Ab-B:

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