About the A sharp Dorian b2 #4 scale
A sharp 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♯, C♯, and G♯ belong to A♯ Dorian ♭2 ♯4. That raised fourth spells out to the white key D♯♯.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | A#A♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BB | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | C#C♯ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | D##D♯♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | E#E♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | F##F♯♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | G#G♯ | 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 sharp | B | C sharp | D double sharp | E sharp | F double sharp | G sharp | A sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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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