C# Dorian b2 Scale
4-string bass · Mode II mel. · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
C♯
D
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
B
Solfège : Do♯ – Ré – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La♯ – Si
Interval Structure
C♯
½T
D
T
E
T
F♯
T
G♯
T
A♯
½T
B
→
C♯+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in C#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | C♯m | minor |
| II+ | D+ | augmented |
| III | E | Major |
| IV | F♯ | Major |
| v° | G♯° | diminished |
| vi° | A♯° | diminished |
| vii | Bm | minor |
About this scale
Dorian b2 (mode II of the melodic minor, or Phrygian #6) combines the minor 2nd of Phrygian with the major 6th of Dorian. Widely used in jazz for ii7 chords with Phrygian color, offering a simultaneously dark and open character.
See fretboard positions for C# Dorian b2 in the interactive app.
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