About the D flat Jazz Minor b5 scale
D flat Jazz Minor b5 is used for jazz and film music that wants an unstable minor. Think of it as a melodic minor with the fifth lowered, off balance and modern.
Its notes are D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭♭, B♭, and C. The formula is W H W H 1½ W H.
Also called Jeths' Mode and Melodic Minor ♭5.
D♭ Jazz Minor ♭5 uses four black keys on the piano, D♭, E♭, G♭, and B♭.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | DbD♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | EbE♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | FbF♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | GbG♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | AbbA♭♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | BbB♭ | Major 6th |
| 7 | CC | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H W H 1½ W H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-1-3-2-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 6 7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | D flat | E flat | F flat | G flat | A double flat | B flat | C | D flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Left hand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Jazz Minor b5 in other keys
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