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)

DegreeChord (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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Same scale in other keys