Aeolian Dominant scale
Aeolian Dominant is the fifth mode of melodic minor, a major scale with the sixth and seventh both lowered.
- Used for
- Rock, blues and film music with a brooding edge.
- Formula
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Steps W W H W H W W Semitones 2-2-1-2-1-2-2 Degrees 1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 - Relationships
- It is the fifth mode of the Melodic Minor Ascending scale.
- Also called
- Mixolydian ♭6, Hindu Scale, Melodic Major, and Charukesi.
Aeolian Dominant in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Aeolian Dominant scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Aeolian Dominant scale piano guitar
- D D Aeolian Dominant scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Aeolian Dominant scale piano guitar
- E E Aeolian Dominant scale piano guitar
- F F Aeolian Dominant scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Aeolian Dominant scale piano guitar
- G G Aeolian Dominant scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Aeolian Dominant scale piano guitar
- A A Aeolian Dominant scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Aeolian Dominant scale piano guitar
- B B Aeolian Dominant scale piano guitar
