Scales
Db Dorian #4 Scale
Db · Eb · Fb · G · Ab · Bb · Cb
Db Dorian #4 is a scale built on Db with the notes Db · Eb · Fb · G · Ab · Bb · Cb.
Db Dorian #4 Scale
Db · Eb · Fb · G · Ab · Bb · Cb
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 | Db · Eb · Fb · G · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 | Db · Eb · Fb · G · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db |
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
Db Dorian #4 is made of the notes Db · Eb · Fb · G · Ab · Bb · Cb. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W H W½ H W H W.
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Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of Db Dorian #4 gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Triads
Related scales
The scales Db Dorian #4 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
Db Flat Three PentatonicDb · Eb · Fb · Ab · Bb
Every note of this scale is in Db Dorian #4.
Common questions
- How do I play Db Dorian #4?
- 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 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of Db Dorian #4?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of Db Dorian #4 gives Dbm (i), Eb (II), FbM (III), Gdim (iv°), Abm (v), Bbdim (vi°), Cbaug (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 Db Dorian #4?
- Db Dorian #4 contains the notes Db · Eb · Fb · G · Ab · Bb · Cb, measured from the tonic Db as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3m, 4A, 5P, 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 Db Dorian #4?
- From Db the steps run W H W½ H W 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.