Major & minor
D♯ major scale · also called the Ionian mode
The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.
Its relative minor is B♯ natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of E♭ major.
- Notes
- D♯E♯F𝄪G♯A♯B♯C𝄪
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
How to play the D♯ major scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------13-15-16-| B|-------------------------------------13-15-16----------| G|----------------------------12-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------12-13-15----------------------------| A|----------11-13-15-------------------------------------| E|-11-13-15----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 11–16
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------1-3-| E|-------1---------| C|-0-2-3-----------| G|---------0-1-----|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the D♯ major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
ii
E♯m
E♯m7
E♯ G♯ B♯
iii
F𝄪m
F𝄪m7
F𝄪 A♯ C𝄪
vi
B♯m
B♯m7
B♯ D♯ F𝄪
vii°
C𝄪dim
C𝄪m7♭5
C𝄪 E♯ G♯
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