D Ionian ♯2 ♯5 Scale
4-string bass · Mode VI dbl harm. · 7 notes · major family
Notes
D
E♯
F♯
G
A♯
B
C♯
Solfège : Ré – Mi♯ – Fa♯ – Sol – La♯ – Si – Do♯
Interval Structure
D
T+½T
E♯
½T
F♯
½T
G
T+½T
A♯
½T
B
T
C♯
→
D+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in D) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I+ | D+ | augmented |
| II | E♯? | — |
| III | F♯ | Major |
| IV | G | Major |
| v | A♯m | minor |
| vi | Bm | minor |
| VII | C♯? | — |
About this scale
Mode VI of the double harmonic. The major scale gets an augmented second and an augmented fifth: the tonic stays clear but the dominant chord becomes augmented, hence its use in neoclassical writing.
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