About the A flat Dorian b2 #4 scale
A flat Dorian b2 #4 is used for jazz and film music that wants an unusual minor color. Think of it as a minor scale with a flat second and a raised fourth.
Its notes are A♭, B♭♭, C♭, D, E♭, F, and G♭. The formula is H W 1½ H W H W. It is the fourth mode of E♭ Harmonic Minor ♭5.
Also called Shadvidhamargini.
The black keys A♭, E♭, and G♭ belong to this scale. Its raised fourth lands on the white key D.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AbA♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BbbB♭♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | CbC♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | DD | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | EbE♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | FF | Major 6th |
| 7 | GbG♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | H W 1½ H W H W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-2-3-1-2-1-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | A flat | B double flat | C flat | D | E flat | F | G flat | A flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Left hand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Dorian b2 #4 in other keys
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Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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