Double harmonic scale

[4] The sequence of steps comprising the double harmonic scale is : Or, in relation to the tonic note However, this scale is commonly represented with the first and last half step each being represented with quarter tones:[citation needed] The non-quarter tone form is identical, in terms of notes, to the North Indian Thaat named Bhairav and the South Indian (Carnatic) Melakarta named Mayamalavagowla.

The Arabic scale (in the key of E) was used in Nikolas Roubanis's "Misirlou", and in the Bacchanale from the opera Samson and Delilah by Saint-Saëns.

Claude Debussy used the scale in "Soirée dans Grenade", "La Puerta del Vino", and "Sérénade interrompue" to evoke Spanish flamenco music or Moorish heritage.

[5] In popular music, Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Rainbow used the scale in pieces such as "Gates of Babylon" and "Stargazer".

The Miles Davis jazz standard "Nardis" also makes use of the double harmonic.

Megadeth use the scale in a guitar solo from their song "The Threat Is Real" from their 2015 album Dystopia.