F# Dorian b2 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode II mel.  ·  7 notes  ·  minor family

Notes

F♯
G
A
B
C♯
D♯
E

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

Interval Structure

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

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in F#)Quality
i F♯m minor
II+ G+ augmented
III A Major
IV B Major
C♯° diminished
vi° D♯° diminished
vii Em minor

About this scale

Dorian b2 (mode II of the melodic minor, or Phrygian #6) combines the minor 2nd of Phrygian with the major 6th of Dorian. Widely used in jazz for ii7 chords with Phrygian color, offering a simultaneously dark and open character.

See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for F# Dorian b2 in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys