About the F sharp Enigmatic Descending scale
F sharp Enigmatic Descending is used for experimental and cinematic music. Think of it as the descending form of the enigmatic scale, just as strange. It is F♯ Enigmatic Ascending with the fourth lowered.
Its notes are F♯, G, A♯, B, C♯♯, D♯♯, and E♯. The formula is H 1½ H 1½ W H H.
On the piano, F♯ Enigmatic Descending touches the black keys F♯ and A♯. Even so, the raised fifth is the white key C♯♯. Ascending through the key, four white keys fall in a row.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | F#F♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GG | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | A#A♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | BB | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | C##C♯♯ | Augmented 5th |
| 6 | D##D♯♯ | Augmented 6th |
| 7 | E#E♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | H 1½ H 1½ W H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-3-1-3-2-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 3 4 ♯5 ♯6 7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | F sharp | G | A sharp | B | C double sharp | D double sharp | E sharp | F sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Enigmatic Descending in other keys
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