D Ultraphrygian Scale
4-string bass · Mode III dbl harm. · 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
½T
G♭
T+½T
A
½T
B♭
½T
C♭
→
D+oct.
T+½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in D) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Dm | minor |
| ii | E♭m | minor |
| III | F? | — |
| IV+ | G♭+ | augmented |
| V | A? | — |
| VI | B♭ | Major |
| VII | C♭ | Major |
About this scale
Mode III of the double harmonic. A diminished fourth and a doubly flattened seventh are added to the Phrygian minor second: a dense scale, almost entirely chromatic in its lower half.
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