Des Chromatic Scale
The Des Chromatic scale contains 12 notes: Des, D, Es, E, F, Ges, G, As, A, B, H, C.
Des Chromatic scale on the piano
Keskeiset tiedot
- Scale type
- Chromatic
- Number of notes
- 12
- Kaava
- H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H
What is the Chromatic scale?
The chromatic scale contains all twelve notes of Western music, each a half step apart. It is not a key of its own but the raw material every other scale is drawn from, and it is used for passing tones and for technique practice.
Des Chromatic is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of Des Chromatic
| Sävelaste | Sävel | Intervalli | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | D | m2 | 1 |
| 3 | Es | M2 | 2 |
| 4 | E | m3 | 3 |
| 5 | F | M3 | 4 |
| 6 | Ges | P4 | 5 |
| 7 | G | TT | 6 |
| 8 | As | P5 | 7 |
| 9 | A | m6 | 8 |
| 10 | B | M6 | 9 |
| 11 | H | m7 | 10 |
| 12 | C | M7 | 11 |
Other scales on Des
Every scale type that starts on Des, for comparison.
- D♭ major
- Des Dorian
- Des Phrygian
- Des Lydian
- Des Mixolydian
- Des Locrian
- Des Harmonic Minor
- Des Melodic Minor
- Des Harmonic Major
- Des Hungarian Minor
- Des Phrygian Dominant
- Des Lydian Dominant
- Des Major Pentatonic
- Des Minor Pentatonic
- Des Blues
- Des Whole Tone
- Des Half-Whole Diminished
- Des Whole-Half Diminished
- Des Bebop Dominant
- Des Bebop Major
Chromatic in every key
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What notes are in the Des Chromatic scale?
The Des Chromatic scale has 12 notes: Des, D, Es, E, F, Ges, G, As, A, B, H, C.
What is the formula for the Des Chromatic scale?
The Des Chromatic scale follows the step pattern H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
