Db 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 Db) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I+ | D♭+ | augmented |
| II | E? | — |
| III | F | Major |
| IV | G♭ | Major |
| v | Am | minor |
| vi | B♭m | 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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