About the D flat Chromatic scale
D flat Chromatic is used for passing tones, chromatic runs and free, atonal writing. Think of it as all twelve notes, every half step in the octave.
Its notes are D♭, D, E♭, F♭, F, G♭, G, A♭, A, B♭, C♭, and C. The formula is H H H H H H H H H H H H.
Also called Twelve-Tone Scale.
D♭ Chromatic draws five black keys from the piano, D♭, E♭, G♭, A♭, and B♭. That raised fourth spells out to the white key G.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | DbD♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DD | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | EbE♭ | Major 2nd |
| 4 | FbF♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 5 | FF | Major 3rd |
| 6 | GbG♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 7 | GG | Augmented 4th |
| 8 | AbA♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 9 | AA | Minor 6th |
| 10 | BbB♭ | Major 6th |
| 11 | CbC♭ | Minor 7th |
| 12 | CC | Major 7th |
| Steps | H H H H H H H H H H H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♯4 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Chromatic in other keys
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