F# Ionian ♯2 ♯5 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode VI dbl harm.  ·  7 notes  ·  major family

Notes

F♯
G♯♯
A♯
B
C♯♯
D♯
E♯

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

Interval Structure

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

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in F#)Quality
I+ F♯+ augmented
II G♯♯?
III A♯ Major
IV B Major
v C♯♯m minor
vi D♯m minor
VII E♯?

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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Same scale in other keys