About the D Spanish Heptatonic scale
D Spanish Heptatonic is used for flamenco and Spanish-flavored music. Think of it as the Spanish gypsy scale, a phrygian dominant filled out to eight notes. It is D Bebop Locrian with the fourth lowered.
Its notes are D, E♭, F, F♯, G, A, B♭, and C. The formula is H W H H W H W W. It is the third mode of B♭ Bebop Major.
Also called Flamenco Scale and Spanish Eight-Tone.
Three of the notes in D Spanish Heptatonic are black keys, E♭, F♯, and B♭.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | DD | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | EbE♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | FF | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | F#F♯ | Major 3rd |
| 5 | GG | Perfect 4th |
| 6 | AA | Perfect 5th |
| 7 | BbB♭ | Minor 6th |
| 8 | CC | Minor 7th |
| Steps | H W H H W H W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-2-1-1-2-1-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 ♭3 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Spanish Heptatonic in other keys
C Spanish Heptatonic scaleD flat Spanish Heptatonic scaleE flat Spanish Heptatonic scaleE Spanish Heptatonic scaleF Spanish Heptatonic scaleG flat Spanish Heptatonic scaleG Spanish Heptatonic scaleA flat Spanish Heptatonic scaleA Spanish Heptatonic scaleB flat Spanish Heptatonic scaleB Spanish Heptatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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