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D♯ phrygian scale

Mode7 notes · D♯ + F♯ + G♯ + A♯ + C♯

D♯phrygian

KeyboardRight hand · 1 = thumb

RootIn scale

Fingering guideOne octave · both hands

Crossing
Fingering for D♯ phrygian, going up
HandD♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯
Right hand31thumb under2341thumb under23
Left hand2144 over32133 over2

1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 little

Right hand: the thumb tucks under onto E, then the thumb tucks under onto B. Left hand: finger 4 crosses over onto F♯, then finger 3 crosses over onto C♯.

Chords in the key

  • Open
  • Open
  • Open
  • Open
  • Open
  • Open
  • Open
Hand
Tempo
100 BPM

How to read a scale

Steps, degrees, fingers.

  1. The step pattern

    Every scale is a pattern of whole and half steps. D♯ phrygian goes H–W–W–W–H–W–W.

  2. The degrees

    Number the notes from the root: 1 D♯, ♭2 E, ♭3 F♯, 4 G♯, 5 A♯, ♭6 B, ♭7 C♯. The degrees stay the same in every key, so a pattern learned in D♯ works in any other.

  3. The fingering

    Right hand: the thumb tucks under onto E, then the thumb tucks under onto B. Left hand: finger 4 crosses over onto F♯, then finger 3 crosses over onto C♯. Practise the crossings slowly; once they're smooth, raise the tempo.

All 216 scales

Every scale and mode on every root, each with its own page.

C

D♭

D

E♭

E

F

G♭

G

A♭

A

B♭

B

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