Dorian b2 #4 scale
Two exotic pulls meet in this scale, a half step directly above the root and a fourth raised a step and a half above the flat third.
- Used for
- Jazz and film music that wants an unusual minor color.
- Formula
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Steps H W 1½ H W H W Semitones 1-2-3-1-2-1-2 Degrees 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 - Relationships
- It is the fourth mode of the Harmonic Minor b5 scale.
- Rotating it onto its own flat third degree spells the Hungarian Major scale.
- Also called
- Shadvidhamargini.
Dorian b2 #4 in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Dorian b2 #4 scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Dorian b2 #4 scale piano guitar
- D D Dorian b2 #4 scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Dorian b2 #4 scale piano guitar
- E E Dorian b2 #4 scale piano guitar
- F F Dorian b2 #4 scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Dorian b2 #4 scale piano guitar
- G G Dorian b2 #4 scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Dorian b2 #4 scale piano guitar
- A A Dorian b2 #4 scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Dorian b2 #4 scale piano guitar
- B B Dorian b2 #4 scale piano guitar
