Scales
D# In-sen Scale
D# · E · G# · A# · C#
D# In-sen is a scale built on D# with the notes D# · E · G# · A# · C#.
D# In-sen Scale
D# · E · G# · A# · C#
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 1 2 3 1 2 | D# · E · G# · A# · C# · D# | |
| Left hand | 2 1 2 1 3 2 | D# · E · G# · A# · 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# In-sen is made of the notes D# · E · G# · A# · C#. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H 2 W W½ W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
D# In-sen 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.
Eb In-senEb · Fb · Ab · Bb · Db
The same sound, spelled from the enharmonic root
Scales that contain it
D# PhrygianD# · E · F# · G# · A# · B · C#
Contains every note of D# In-sen.
D# Dorian b2D# · E · F# · G# · A# · B# · C#
Contains every note of D# In-sen.
D# Bebop LocrianD# · E · F# · G# · A · A# · B · C#
Contains every note of D# In-sen.
Understanding D# In-sen
Names and spellings
D# In-sen and Eb In-sen are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. Eb In-sen
Common questions
- How do I play D# In-sen?
- 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 1 2 3 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in D# In-sen?
- D# In-sen contains the notes D# · E · G# · A# · C#, measured from the tonic D# as the intervals 1P, 2m, 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 D# In-sen?
- From D# the steps run H 2 W W½ 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.