Chord & FretDouble harmonic (Byzantine) on guitar (C)
Double harmonic (Byzantine) in C: C – Db – E – F – G – Ab – B. On the guitar, six strings open the scale into wide shapes — there is room to choose the region of the neck that sings best. The box shown runs from fret 1 to 4; the lowest tonic sits on the 5th string, fret 3, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.
Once the shape is memorized, play the box in thirds — the real memory test.
In the diagram, each dot carries its scale degree — 1 is the tonic, highlighted.
A scale never lives in one box — double harmonic (Byzantine) on guitar has 4 more positions along the neck. In Chord & Fret, you press play and watch each note light up on the diagram the instant it sounds; flip between position boxes and three-notes-per-string; and run it up, down or in a full round trip. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. 100% offline. See it in Chord & Fret →
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