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D♯ natural minor Scale on Piano

D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ W H W W H W W 7 notes

Notes and steps

The notes of the D♯ natural minor scale

Formula in degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7.

D♯ natural minor scale: D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯, steps W H W W H W WE♯BD♯F♯G♯A♯C♯D♯WHWWHWW
D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ - the arcs give each step: W a whole step (two half steps), H a half step.
Fingering

How to finger it

Right hand, going up 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3Left hand, going up 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2

Going down, play the same fingers in reverse order. The thumb passes under (or the finger crosses over) at the change in the numbers, never on a black key.

Harmony

Chords that fit the D♯ natural minor scale

Every chord built on a note of the scale whose notes all belong to it - the chords to accompany a melody in it.

Questions

Frequently asked

What notes are in the D♯ natural minor scale?

Going up: D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, then D♯ again.

What is the formula of the natural minor scale?

In whole (W) and half (H) steps: W H W W H W W. In degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7.

Which chords go with the D♯ natural minor scale?

Chords whose notes all belong to it: D♯m, D♯m7, D♯sus2, D♯sus4, Fdim, F♯, F♯maj7, F♯sus2, F♯sus4, G♯m.

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