Scales
D Mystery #1 Scale
D · Eb · F# · Ab · Bb · C
D Mystery #1 is a scale built on D with the notes D · Eb · F# · Ab · Bb · C.
D Mystery #1 Scale
D · Eb · F# · Ab · Bb · C
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 | D · Eb · F# · Ab · Bb · C · D | |
| Left hand | 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 | D · Eb · F# · Ab · Bb · C · D |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
D Mystery #1 is made of the notes D · Eb · F# · Ab · Bb · C. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W½ W W W W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
D Mystery #1 is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Scales inside it
D Whole Tone PentatonicD · F# · Ab · Bb · C
Every note of this scale is in D Mystery #1.
Scales that contain it
D AlteredD · Eb · E# · F# · G# · Bb · C
Contains every note of D Mystery #1.
D EnigmaticD · Eb · F# · Ab · Bb · C · C#
Contains every note of D Mystery #1.
D ChromaticD · Eb · E · F · F# · G · Ab · A · Bb · B · C · C#
Contains every note of D Mystery #1.
Common questions
- How do I play D Mystery #1?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 1 2 3 1 2 3 4, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in D Mystery #1?
- D Mystery #1 contains the notes D · Eb · F# · Ab · Bb · C, measured from the tonic D as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3M, 5d, 6m, 7m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of D Mystery #1?
- From D the steps run H W½ W W W W, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.