F# Dorian ♭5 Scale
4-string bass · Mode II harm. maj. · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
F♯
G♯
A
B
C
D♯
E
Solfège : Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La – Si – Do – Ré♯ – Mi
Interval Structure
F♯
T
G♯
½T
A
T
B
½T
C
T+½T
D♯
½T
E
→
F♯+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in F#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | F♯° | diminished |
| ii | G♯m | minor |
| iii | Am | minor |
| IV | B | Major |
| V+ | C+ | augmented |
| vi° | D♯° | diminished |
| VII | E | Major |
About this scale
Mode II of the harmonic major: a Dorian with a diminished fifth. Its major sixth over a flat fifth creates an unstable yet bright color, useful over m7♭5 chords when Locrian ♮2 sounds too predictable.
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