C# Dorian #4 Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Mode IV harm. · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
C♯
D♯
E
F♯♯
G♯
A♯
B
Solfège : Do♯ – Ré♯ – Mi – Fa♯♯ – Sol♯ – La♯ – Si
Interval Structure
C♯
T
D♯
½T
E
T+½T
F♯♯
½T
G♯
T
A♯
½T
B
→
C♯+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in C#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | C♯m | minor |
| II | D♯ | Major |
| III | E | Major |
| iv° | F♯♯° | diminished |
| v | G♯m | minor |
| vi° | A♯° | diminished |
| VII+ | B+ | augmented |
About this scale
Dorian #4 (Romanian minor) combines Dorian color with a very expressive augmented 4th. On guitar, it appears in Eastern European folk music, modal jazz, and some progressive metal styles. Its #4 gives it a character that is both familiar (Dorian) and exotic (augmented second).
See fretboard positions for C# Dorian #4 on guitar in the interactive app.
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