D# Dorian b2 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode II mel.  ·  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 G♯ T A♯ T B♯ ½T C♯ D♯+oct. T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in D#)Quality
i D♯m minor
II+ E+ augmented
III F♯ Major
IV G♯ Major
A♯° diminished
vi° B♯° diminished
vii C♯m 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 D# Dorian b2 in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys