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C♯
Dorian with Augmented Fourth
Frets: 0 - 24

Formula
Notes

M2-m2-m3-m2-M2-m2
C♯
D♯
E
F𝄪
G♯
A♯
B
E
B
F𝄪
E
G♯
D♯
A♯
1
C♯
E
B
2
F𝄪
A♯
F𝄪
3
G♯
D♯
B
C♯
G♯
4
E
F𝄪
5
A♯
C♯
G♯
D♯
A♯
6
B
E
B
7
F𝄪
D♯
A♯
8
C♯
G♯
E
B
C♯
9
F𝄪
10
D♯
A♯
C♯
G♯
D♯
11
E
B
F𝄪
E
12
G♯
D♯
A♯
13
C♯
E
B
14
F𝄪
A♯
F𝄪
15
G♯
D♯
B
C♯
G♯
16
E
F𝄪
17
A♯
C♯
G♯
D♯
A♯
18
B
E
B
19
F𝄪
D♯
A♯
20
C♯
G♯
E
B
C♯
21
F𝄪
22
D♯
A♯
C♯
G♯
D♯
23
E
B
F𝄪
E
24

Basic Scale Information

  • Name: Dorian with Augmented Fourth
  • Type: Altered minor scale
  • Formula: 1 – 2 – ♭3 – ♯4 – 5 – 6 – ♭7
  • Relation with Major Scale: N/A

Theoretical Aspects

  • Sound Character: Maintaining the sweetness and flexibility of the Dorian mode, the addition of the augmented fourth makes it more modern and tense, opening up new chromatic possibilities.
  • Typical Chord: m7♯11
  • Modal Context: Very useful in jazz and fusion for improvising on minor chords with brilliant extensions. The sound is suspended between ancient and contemporary.
  • Harmonic Use: Used to color minor vamps with an augmented fourth or as a passing scale in improvisations on min7♯11 chords.

Musical Context

  1. Musical Styles: Jazz, Fusion, Contemporary, Progressive
  2. Songs using the scale:
    • Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny
    • Blue in Green - Miles Davis
    • Footprints (modern versions) - Wayne Shorter
    • Trilogy - Chick Corea
  3. Evoked Atmosphere: Meditative, suspended, warm but rich in harmonic tension.

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