C Kiourdi Minor Scale on the Piano - How to play, How to improvise, How to compose music with this scale

Notes: C, D, Eb, F, Gb, G, Ab, A, and Bb - Key: C - Origin: Greek - Category: Decatonic Scales

The C Kiourdi Minor uses ten notes per octave. Because of this same reason it is a member of the so called Decatonic -scales that have Ten-note (or Ten-tone). On the piano keyboard, it is made up of four black keys: Eb, Gb, Ab, and Bb and five white keys: C, D, F, G, and A. This combination makes this scale - as well as the C Aeolian, C Aeolian Harmonic, and C Aeolian Major - as great choices for composing or improvising Greek music.

If we take a look a the key signature of the C Kiourdi Minor Scale we can find it has four flats and no sharps. Therefore, on sheet music you will find four accidentals on the score. The notes of this scale are: C, D, Eb, F, Gb, G, Ab, A, and Bb.

How to play the C Kiourdi Minor scale?

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    To play the C Kiourdi Minor on your piano, start on the Root note. Play C, the first note of the scale.
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    Continue with rest of the notes that shape the scale, play D, Eb, F, Gb, G, Ab, A, and Bb.
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    Return to the home of the C Kiourdi Minor scale. Play again C -the tonic of the scale- to mark its ending.

How to play the scale in descending fashion?

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    Begin on the last note. Play the C, the last (and first) note of the scale.
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    Go down. Play Bb, A, Ab, G, Gb, F, Eb, and D.
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    Reach the home again. Establish tonality by playing the tonic of the C Kiourdi Minor scale: C.
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