About the D sharp Minor Hexatonic scale
D sharp Minor Hexatonic is used for jazz and modern minor melodies. Think of it as a six-note minor scale that skips the sixth and reaches for a major seventh.
Its notes are D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, and D. The formula is W H W W 4 semitones H.
One open-string note belongs to D♯ Minor Hexatonic, namely D. A guitarist finds the lowest D♯ at the 6th fret of the A string. A capo at the first fret lets a guitarist play D♯ Minor Hexatonic with D-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
6-position system
6 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | D#D♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | E#E♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | F#F♯ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | G#G♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | A#A♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | DD | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H W W 4 semitones H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-2-4-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 5 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Minor Hexatonic in other keys
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