Scales
D# Vietnamese 1 Scale
D# · F# · G# · A# · B
D# Vietnamese 1 is a scale built on D# with the notes D# · F# · G# · A# · B.
D# Vietnamese 1 Scale
D# · F# · G# · A# · B
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 1 2 3 1 2 | D# · F# · G# · A# · B · D# | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 2 1 3 | D# · F# · G# · A# · B · 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# Vietnamese 1 is made of the notes D# · F# · G# · A# · B. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W½ W W H 2.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
D# Vietnamese 1 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 Vietnamese 1Eb · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb
The same sound, spelled from the enharmonic root
Scales that contain it
D# MinorD# · E# · F# · G# · A# · B · C#
Contains every note of D# Vietnamese 1.
D# PhrygianD# · E · F# · G# · A# · B · C#
Contains every note of D# Vietnamese 1.
D# Bebop LocrianD# · E · F# · G# · A · A# · B · C#
Contains every note of D# Vietnamese 1.
Understanding D# Vietnamese 1
Names and spellings
D# Vietnamese 1 and Eb Vietnamese 1 are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. Eb Vietnamese 1
Common questions
- How do I play D# Vietnamese 1?
- 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# Vietnamese 1?
- D# Vietnamese 1 contains the notes D# · F# · G# · A# · B, measured from the tonic D# as the intervals 1P, 3m, 4P, 5P, 6m. 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# Vietnamese 1?
- From D# the steps run W½ W W H 2, 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.