C Oriental

C · D♭ · E · F · G♭ · A · B♭
C Oriental combines a flat second, major third, flat fifth, natural sixth, and flat seventh, giving two augmented seconds and a strongly Middle Eastern flavour. The diminished fifth alongside the major third makes it genuinely unstable. Best used for atmosphere and exotic melodic writing rather than functional harmony.
Left-handed
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