D sharp blues scale on piano
The D sharp blues scale on piano has 6 notes: D sharp, F sharp, G sharp, A, A sharp, and C sharp (D♯, F♯, G♯, A, A♯, C♯). It uses 5 black keys: D♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, C♯.
- D♯ D sharp 1
- F♯ F sharp ♭3
- G♯ G sharp 4
- A ♭5
- A♯ A sharp 5
- C♯ C sharp ♭7
The highlighted keys are the notes of the scale, with the name and the degree; the tonic (D♯) has the strongest color. Tap a key to hear the note; "Play" goes up and down. The small dot marks middle C (C4).
Fingering for the D sharp blues scale
This scale has no single fingering in piano method books. A rule that works: never put the thumb on a black key, and pass the thumb right after a black key. Fingers: 1 = thumb, 2 = index, 3 = middle, 4 = ring, 5 = little finger.
Formula
- D♯
- 1½W
- F♯
- W
- G♯
- H
- A
- H
- A♯
- 1½W
- C♯
- W
- D♯
Degrees: 1 · ♭3 · 4 · ♭5 · 5 · ♭7. Steps: 1½W – W – H – H – 1½W – W (W = whole step, H = half step).
About the blues scale
Minor pentatonic plus the "blue note" (flat fifth). The sound of the blues.
Scales with the same notes
Relative major: F sharp major blues scale . Same notes, different center.
More D sharp scales
- Major (E♭)
- Natural minor
- Harmonic minor (E♭)
- Melodic minor (E♭)
- Major pentatonic (E♭)
- Minor pentatonic
- Blues
- Major blues (E♭)
- Dorian (E♭)
- Phrygian
- Lydian (E♭)
- Mixolydian (E♭)
- Locrian
- Nordestina (Brazilian baião) (E♭)
- Phrygian dominant (E♭)
- Whole-tone (E♭)
- Diminished (whole-half) (E♭)
- Dominant diminished (half-whole) (E♭)
Blues in other keys
Frequently asked questions
What are the notes of the D sharp blues scale?
The notes of the D sharp blues scale are D sharp, F sharp, G sharp, A, A sharp, and C sharp. It uses 5 black keys: D♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, C♯.
What is the formula of the D sharp blues scale?
In degrees: 1 · ♭3 · 4 · ♭5 · 5 · ♭7. In steps between notes: 1½W – W – H – H – 1½W – W (W = whole step, H = half step).