About the A flat Dorian b5 scale
A flat Dorian b5 is used for jazz solos and moody, unsettled passages. Think of it as a dorian minor with a flat fifth, dark and off balance.
Its notes are A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭♭, F, and G♭. The formula is W H W H 1½ H W. It is the second mode of G♭ Harmonic Major.
Also called Maqam Karcigar.
Four of the notes in A♭ Dorian ♭5 are black keys, A♭, B♭, D♭, and G♭.
Chords in the key of A flat Dorian b5
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Position 2 of 3
A flat diminished over C flat (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
B flat minor over D flat (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
C flat minor over E double flat (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
D flat over F (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
E double flat augmented over G flat (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
F diminished over A flat (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
G flat over B flat (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in A flat Dorian b5
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
A flat minor seven flat five
B flat minor seven
C flat minor major seven
D flat seven
E double flat major seven sharp five
F diminished seven
G flat major seven
Progressions in A flat Dorian b5
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Notes and intervals
| 1 | AbA♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BbB♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | CbC♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | DbD♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | EbbE♭♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | FF | Major 6th |
| 7 | GbG♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W H W H 1½ H W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-1-3-1-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 6 ♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | A flat | B flat | C flat | D flat | E double flat | F | G flat | A flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Left hand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Dorian b5 in other keys
C Dorian b5 scaleD flat Dorian b5 scaleD Dorian b5 scaleE flat Dorian b5 scaleE Dorian b5 scaleF Dorian b5 scaleG flat Dorian b5 scaleG Dorian b5 scaleA Dorian b5 scaleB flat Dorian b5 scaleB Dorian b5 scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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