F messiaen's mode #4 chords

All guitar chords for the F messiaen's mode #4 scale

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F messiaen's mode #4 scale

Fretboard diagram

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F messiaen's mode #4 scale — chords and intervals

The F messiaen's mode #4 scale is a symmetrical scale designed to have no single tonic. On guitar, the notes are F, Gb, G, Bb, B, C, Db, E. Messiaen used it to create what he called the charm of impossibilities, evoking a sense of spiritual wonder where the listener loses their sense of direction. The diatonic chords of F messiaen's mode #4 are G unknown, Gb unknown, G unknown, C unknown, Db unknown, C unknown, Db unknown, Gb unknown.

The F messiaen's mode #4 scale has the following degrees: 1 ♭2 2 4 ♯4 5 ♭6 7.

Intervals: H-H-3H-H-H-H-3H-H.

Diatonic chords: G unknown, Gb unknown, G unknown, C unknown, Db unknown, C unknown, Db unknown, Gb unknown.

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