About the D sharp Tritone scale
D sharp Tritone is used for jazz and film music that wants a symmetrical, unstable color. Think of it as a symmetrical six-note scale built on the tritone. It is D♯ Blues Diminished with the third lowered.
Its notes are D♯, E, G, A, A♯, and C♯. The formula is H 1½ W H 1½ W.
The key draws three black keys from the piano, D♯, A♯, and C♯. Notably, the raised fourth falls on the white key A.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | D#D♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | EE | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | GG | Major 3rd |
| 4 | AA | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | A#A♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | C#C♯ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | H 1½ W H 1½ W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-3-2-1-3-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 5 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Tritone in other keys
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