Thursday, July 25, 2013

Dictionary: Db Major Scale


From this five-flat scale, we can derive the modes Db Ionian, Eb Dorian, F Phrygian, Gb Lydian, Ab Mixolydian, Bb Aeolian, and C Locrian.  In the table below, the usual triads are to the left, and some adventurous chord choices are to the right:

Db Bbm Cdim Dbaug
Gb Ebm Gbm Ebdim
Ab Fm F Adim

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