G# Dorian b2 Scale

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

Notes

G♯
A
B
C♯
D♯
E♯
F♯

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

Interval Structure

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

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in G#)Quality
i G♯m minor
II+ A+ augmented
III B Major
IV C♯ Major
D♯° diminished
vi° E♯° diminished
vii F♯m 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 for G# Dorian b2 in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys