Scales
D# Dorian b2 Scale
D# · E · F# · G# · A# · B# · C#
D# Dorian b2 is a scale built on D# with the notes D# · E · F# · G# · A# · B# · C#.
D# Dorian b2 Scale
D# · E · F# · G# · A# · B# · C#
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 | D# · E · F# · G# · A# · B# · C# · D# | |
| Left hand | 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 | D# · E · F# · G# · A# · 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# Dorian b2 is made of the notes D# · E · F# · G# · A# · B# · C#. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W W W W H W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of D# Dorian b2 gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Triads
Related scales
The scales D# Dorian b2 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.
Eb Dorian b2Eb · Fb · Gb · Ab · Bb · C · Db
The same sound, spelled from the enharmonic root
Scales inside it
D# In-senD# · E · G# · A# · C#
Every note of this scale is in D# Dorian b2.
D# Minor PentatonicD# · F# · G# · A# · C#
Every note of this scale is in D# Dorian b2.
D# Minor Sixth PentatonicD# · F# · G# · A# · B#
Every note of this scale is in D# Dorian b2.
Understanding D# Dorian b2
Names and spellings
D# Dorian b2 and Eb Dorian b2 are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. Eb Dorian b2
Common questions
- How do I play D# Dorian b2?
- 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 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of D# Dorian b2?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of D# Dorian b2 gives D#m (i), Eaug (II+), F# (III), G# (IV), A#dim (v°), B#dim (vi°), C#m (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# Dorian b2?
- D# Dorian b2 contains the notes D# · E · F# · G# · A# · B# · C#, measured from the tonic D# as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 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 D# Dorian b2?
- From D# the steps run H W W W 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.