Db Mixolydian ♭2 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode V harm. maj.  ·  7 notes  ·  major family

Notes

D♭
E♭♭
F
G♭
A♭
B♭
C♭

Solfège : Ré♭ – Mi♭♭ – Fa – Sol♭ – La♭ – Si♭ – Do♭

Interval Structure

D♭ ½T E♭♭ T+½T F ½T G♭ T A♭ T B♭ ½T C♭ D♭+oct. T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in Db)Quality
I D♭ Major
II+ E♭♭+ augmented
iii° diminished
IV G♭ Major
A♭° diminished
vi B♭m minor
vii C♭m minor

About this scale

Mode V of the harmonic major: a Mixolydian with a minor second. It keeps the major sixth, which sets it apart from the Phrygian dominant and gives it a gentler tension over dominant chords.

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Same scale in other keys