About the D sharp Synthetic scale
D sharp Synthetic is used for experimental and cinematic writing. Think of it as a made-up six-note scale with a raised fourth and a flat sixth. It is D♯ Whole Tone with the seventh raised.
Its notes are D♯, E♯, G, A, B, and D. The formula is W W W W 1½ H. It is the sixth mode of E♯ Prometheus.
The key draws one black key from the piano, D♯. That raised fourth spells out to the white key A. D♯ Synthetic runs five white keys in a row on the piano.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | D#D♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | E#E♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | GG | Major 3rd |
| 4 | AA | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | BB | Minor 6th |
| 6 | DD | Major 7th |
| Steps | W W W W 1½ H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-2-2-3-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 ♯4 ♭6 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Synthetic in other keys
C Synthetic scaleC sharp Synthetic scaleD Synthetic scaleE Synthetic scaleF Synthetic scaleF sharp Synthetic scaleG Synthetic scaleG sharp Synthetic scaleA Synthetic scaleA sharp Synthetic scaleB Synthetic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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