About the D flat Algerian scale
D flat Algerian is used for North African flavored and cinematic music. Think of it as an ornate eight-note scale, a harmonic minor with an extra raised fourth. It is D♭ Diminished with the sixth lowered.
Its notes are D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, G, A♭, A, and C. The formula is W H W H H H 1½ H. It is the fourth mode of A♭ Bebop Altered.
D♭ Algerian draws four black keys from the piano, D♭, E♭, G♭, and A♭. Even so, the raised fourth is the white key G.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | DbD♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | EbE♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | FbF♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | GbG♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | GG | Augmented 4th |
| 6 | AbA♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 7 | AA | Minor 6th |
| 8 | CC | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H W H H H 1½ H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-1-1-1-3-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 ♯4 5 ♭6 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Algerian in other keys
C Algerian scaleD Algerian scaleE flat Algerian scaleE Algerian scaleF Algerian scaleG flat Algerian scaleG Algerian scaleA flat Algerian scaleA Algerian scaleB flat Algerian scaleB Algerian scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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