Scales
D Oriental Scale
D · Eb · F# · G · Ab · B · C
D Oriental is a scale built on D with the notes D · Eb · F# · G · Ab · B · C.
D Oriental Scale
D · Eb · F# · G · Ab · B · C
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 | D · Eb · F# · G · Ab · B · C · D | |
| Left hand | 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 | D · Eb · F# · G · Ab · B · 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 Oriental is made of the notes D · Eb · F# · G · Ab · B · C. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W½ H H W½ H W.
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Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of D Oriental gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Related scales
The scales D Oriental shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Scales inside it
D Neapolitan Major PentatonicD · F# · G · Ab · C
Every note of this scale is in D Oriental.
D IwatoD · Eb · G · Ab · C
Every note of this scale is in D Oriental.
D Prometheus NeapolitanD · Eb · F# · G# · B · C
Every note of this scale is in D Oriental.
Scales that contain it
D ChromaticD · Eb · E · F · F# · G · Ab · A · Bb · B · C · C#
Contains every note of D Oriental.
Common questions
- How do I play D Oriental?
- 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 5, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of D Oriental?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of D Oriental gives Dmajb5 (I), Ebaug (II+), Ab7no5/F# (III), G (IV), Ab (V), Bm (vi), Cm (vii). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in D Oriental?
- D Oriental contains the notes D · Eb · F# · G · Ab · B · C, measured from the tonic D as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3M, 4P, 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 Oriental?
- From D the steps run H W½ H H W½ H 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.