About the D sharp Minor Six Pentatonic scale
D sharp Minor Six Pentatonic is used for jazz, funk and modal solos. Think of it as a minor pentatonic brightened with a natural sixth. It is D♯ Minor Pentatonic with the seventh lowered.
Its notes are D♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, and B♯. The formula is 1½ W W W 1½. It is the fourth mode of G♯ Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt).
D♯ Minor Six Pentatonic draws four black keys from the piano, D♯, F♯, G♯, and A♯.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | D#D♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | F#F♯ | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | G#G♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | A#A♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | B#B♯ | Major 6th |
| Steps | 1½ W W W 1½ |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 3-2-2-2-3 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭3 4 5 6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Minor Six Pentatonic in other keys
C Minor Six Pentatonic scaleC sharp Minor Six Pentatonic scaleD Minor Six Pentatonic scaleE Minor Six Pentatonic scaleF Minor Six Pentatonic scaleF sharp Minor Six Pentatonic scaleG Minor Six Pentatonic scaleG sharp Minor Six Pentatonic scaleA Minor Six Pentatonic scaleA sharp Minor Six Pentatonic scaleB Minor Six Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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