Scales
Db Minor Hexatonic Scale
Db · Eb · Fb · Gb · Ab · C
Db Minor Hexatonic is a scale built on Db with the notes Db · Eb · Fb · Gb · Ab · C.
Db Minor Hexatonic Scale
Db · Eb · Fb · Gb · Ab · C
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 | Db · Eb · Fb · Gb · Ab · C · Db | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 | Db · Eb · Fb · Gb · Ab · C · 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 Minor Hexatonic is made of the notes Db · Eb · Fb · Gb · Ab · C. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W H W W 2 H.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
Db Minor Hexatonic 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.
C# Minor HexatonicC# · D# · E · F# · G# · B#
The same sound, spelled from the enharmonic root
Scales that contain it
Db Melodic MinorDb · Eb · Fb · Gb · Ab · Bb · C
Contains every note of Db Minor Hexatonic.
Understanding Db Minor Hexatonic
Names and spellings
Db Minor Hexatonic and C# Minor Hexatonic are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. C# Minor Hexatonic
Common questions
- How do I play Db Minor Hexatonic?
- 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 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in Db Minor Hexatonic?
- Db Minor Hexatonic contains the notes Db · Eb · Fb · Gb · Ab · C, measured from the tonic Db as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3m, 4P, 5P, 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 Minor Hexatonic?
- From Db the steps run W H W W 2 H, 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.