Ethiopian Music Scales (Kignit)

1. AnhiHoye
1

C
C#/Db
F
F#/Gb
A
C
C#/Db
D
F#
G
A#
C#
D
D#
G
G#
B
D
D#/Eb
E
G#
A
C
D#
E
F
A
A#
C#
E
F
F#
A#
B
D
F
F#/Gb
G
B
C
D#
F#
G
G#
C
C#
E
G
G#/Ab
A
C#
D
F
G#
A
A#
D
D#
F#
A
A#/Bb
B
D#
E
G
A#
B
C
E
F
G#
B
C
C#
F
F#
A
C
Anchihoye scale: C - Db - F - Gb - A. This is a minor 2nd, major 3rd, minor 2nd, minor 3rd, and a minor 3rd.
Formation: tone, 2 tones, tone, 1 tone, 1 tone

2. Ambassel 1
1

C
C#/Db
F
G
G#/Ab
C
C#/Db
D
F#
G#
A
C#
D
D#
G
A
A#
D
D#/Eb
E
G#
A#
B
D#
E
F
A
B
C
E
F
F#
A#
C
C#
F
F#/Gb
G
B
C#
D
F#
G
G#
C
D
D#
G
G#/Ab
A
C#
D#
E
G#
A
A#
D
E
F
A
A#/Bb
B
D#
F
F#
A#
B
C
E
F#
G
B
C
C#
F
G
G#
C
Ambassel: C - Db - F - G - Ab. This is a minor 2nd, major 3rd, major 2nd, minor 2nd, and major 3rd.

Formation: Tone, 2 Tone, 1 Tone, Tone, 2 tone

3. Ambassel 2
1

C
C#/Db
D
D#/Eb
E
F
F#/Gb
G
G#/Ab
A
A#/Bb
B
C

D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D

F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F

G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G

A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A

C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C

Ambassel type 2: C - D - F - G - A. This is a major 2nd, minor 3rd, major 2nd, major 2nd, and minor 3rd.
This scale is known to the rest of the world as the Mixolydian pentatonic scale, which is the 4th mode of
the major pentatonic scale.

Formation: 1 tone, 1 Tone, 1 Tone ,1 Tone, 1 Tone

4. Batti Major
1

C
E
F
G
B
C
C#/Db
F
F#
G#
C
C#/Db
D
F#
G
A
C#
D
D#/Eb
G
G#
A#
D
D#/Eb
E
G#
A
B
D#
E
F
A
A#
C
E
F
F#/Gb
A#
B
C#
F
F#/Gb
G
B
C
D
F#
G
G#/Ab
C
C#
D#
G
G#/Ab
A
C#
D
E
G#
A
A#/Bb
D
D#
F
A
A#/Bb
B
D#
E
F#
A#
B
C
E
F
G
B
C
Batti major: C - E - F - G - B. This is a major 3rd, minor 2nd, major 2nd, major 3rd, and minor
2nd.

Formation: 2 Tone, Tone, 1 Tone ,2 Tone, 1 Tone

5. Batti Minor
1

C
C#/Db
D
D#/Eb
E
F
F#/Gb
G
G#/Ab
A
A#/Bb
B
C

D#/Eb
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#

F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F

G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G

A#/Bb
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#

C
C#/Db
D
D#/Eb
E
F
F#/Gb
G
G#/Ab
A
A#/Bb
B
C

Batti minor: C - Eb - F - G - Bb. This is a major 3rd, major 2nd, major 2nd, minor 3rd, and major 2nd.
To get to Batti minor from Batti major, you need to flatten the 2nd and 5th. Therefore, Batti minor is 1,
b2, 3, 4, b5.

Formation:1 Tone, 1 Tone ,1 Tone, 1 Tone , 1 tone

6. Tizita Major
1

C
C#/Db
D
D#/Eb
E
F
F#/Gb
G
G#/Ab
A
A#/Bb
B
C

D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D

E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E

G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G

A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A

C
C#/Db
D
D#/Eb
E
F
F#/Gb
G
G#/Ab
A
A#/Bb
B
C

Full Tizita: C - D - E - G - A. This is a major 2nd, major 2nd, minor 3rd, major 2nd, and a minor 3rd.
Formn: tone, tone, 1tone and a half, tone, 1 tone and a half.

7. Half Tizita
1

C
C#/Db
D
D#/Eb
E
F
F#/Gb
G
G#/Ab
A
A#/Bb
B
C

D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D

D#/Eb
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#

G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G

G#/Ab
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#

C
C#/Db
D
D#/Eb
E
F
F#/Gb
G
G#/Ab
A
A#/Bb
B
C

Half Tizita: C - D - Eb - G - Ab. This is a major 2nd, minor 2nd, major 3rd, minor 2nd, and a major 3rd.
To get to Half Tizita from Full Tizita, you need to flatten the 3rd and 5th. Therefore, Half Tizita is 1, 2, b3,
4, b5.

Formation:1 Tone, Tone, 2 Tone , Tone , 2 tone