D# Rock'n'Roll / Boogie Scale
4-string bass · 7 notes · 7 notes · major family
Notes
D♯
E♯
F♯
F♯♯
A♯
B♯
C♯
Solfège : Ré♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯ – Fa♯♯ – La♯ – Si♯ – Do♯
Interval Structure
D♯
T
E♯
½T
F♯
½T
F♯♯
T+½T
A♯
T
B♯
½T
C♯
→
D♯+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in D#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | D♯m | minor |
| II | E♯? | — |
| III | F♯ | Major |
| IV | F♯♯? | — |
| v | A♯m | minor |
| vi° | B♯° | diminished |
| VII | C♯? | — |
About this scale
The Rock'n'Roll / Boogie scale is a major-blues hybrid with the minor 3rd and minor 7th. It captures the essence of boogie-woogie, original rock'n'roll, and the shuffle. Classic bass boogie lines (alternating root and 5th with chromatic runs) derive directly from it.
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