About the G sharp Dorian #4 scale
G sharp 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.
The mode draws four black keys from the piano, G♯, A♯, D♯, and F♯. That raised fourth spells out to the white key C♯♯.
Chords in the key of G sharp Dorian #4
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Position 2 of 3
G sharp minor over B (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
A sharp over C double sharp (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
B over D sharp (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
C double sharp diminished over E sharp (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
D sharp minor over F sharp (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
E sharp diminished over G sharp (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
F sharp augmented over A sharp (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in G sharp Dorian #4
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
G sharp minor seven
A sharp seven
B major seven
C double sharp diminished seven
D sharp minor major seven
E sharp minor seven flat five
F sharp major seven sharp five
Progressions in G sharp Dorian #4
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Notes and intervals
| 1 | G#G♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | A#A♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | BB | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | C##C♯♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | D#D♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | E#E♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | F#F♯ | 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 sharp | A sharp | B | C double sharp | D sharp | E sharp | F sharp | G sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Left hand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Dorian #4 in other keys
C Dorian #4 scaleC sharp Dorian #4 scaleD Dorian #4 scaleD sharp Dorian #4 scaleE Dorian #4 scaleF Dorian #4 scaleF sharp Dorian #4 scaleG Dorian #4 scaleA Dorian #4 scaleA sharp Dorian #4 scaleB Dorian #4 scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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