About the G flat Dorian #4 scale
G flat Dorian #4 is used for klezmer and eastern European folk music. Think of it as a dorian minor with a raised fourth.
Its notes are G♭, A♭, B♭♭, C, D♭, E♭, and F♭. The formula is W H 1½ H W H W. It is the fourth mode of D♭ Harmonic Minor.
Also called Ukrainian dorian, Romanian Minor, and Mi Sheberach.
G♭ Dorian ♯4 uses four black keys on the piano, G♭, A♭, D♭, and E♭. Its raised fourth lands on the white key C.
Chords in the key of G flat Dorian #4
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Position 2 of 3
G flat minor over B double flat (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
A flat over C (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
B double flat over D flat (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
C diminished over E flat (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
D flat minor over F flat (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
E flat diminished over G flat (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
F flat augmented over A flat (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in G flat Dorian #4
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
G flat minor seven
A flat seven
B double flat major seven
C diminished seven
D flat minor major seven
E flat minor seven flat five
F flat major seven sharp five
Progressions in G flat Dorian #4
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Notes and intervals
| 1 | GbG♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AbA♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | BbbB♭♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | CC | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | DbD♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | EbE♭ | Major 6th |
| 7 | FbF♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W H 1½ H W H W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-3-1-2-1-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | G flat | A flat | B double flat | C | D flat | E flat | F flat | G flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Dorian #4 in other keys
C Dorian #4 scaleD flat Dorian #4 scaleD Dorian #4 scaleE flat Dorian #4 scaleE Dorian #4 scaleF Dorian #4 scaleG Dorian #4 scaleA flat Dorian #4 scaleA Dorian #4 scaleB flat Dorian #4 scaleB Dorian #4 scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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