D# Todi Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Indian raga · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
D♯
E
F♯
G♯♯
A♯
B
C♯♯
Solfège : Ré♯ – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol♯♯ – La♯ – Si – Do♯♯
Interval Structure
D♯
½T
E
T
F♯
T+½T
G♯♯
½T
A♯
½T
B
T+½T
C♯♯
→
D♯+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in D#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | D♯m | minor |
| II | E? | — |
| III+ | F♯+ | augmented |
| IV | G♯♯? | — |
| V | A♯? | — |
| VI | B | Major |
| VII | C♯♯? | — |
About this scale
Raga Todi is one of the most complex and expressive ragas in Indian classical music. On guitar, its b2, b3, #4, and b6 create unusual tensions requiring great mastery. John McLaughlin returns to it regularly in his fusion compositions to create intense meditative atmospheres.
See fretboard positions for D# Todi on guitar in the interactive app.
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