Db Aeolian
D flat Aeolian scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The Db Aeolian displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes are the darker ones.
Db Aeolian one octave
Db Aeolian full fretboard
Db Aeolian with note names
The scale displayed with its numeric formula, notes, intervals and scale degrees.
| Formula | Notes | Intervals | Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Db | Unison | Tonic |
| 2 | Eb | Major second | Supertonic |
| b3 | Fb | Minor third | Mediant |
| 4 | Gb | Perfect fourth | Subdominant |
| 5 | Ab | Perfect fifth | Dominant |
| b6 | Bbb | Minor sixth | Submediant |
| b7 | Cb | Minor seventh | Subtonic |
The third degree is written as Fb, which is the same as E. The sixth degree is written as Bbb, which is the same as A. The seventh degree is written as Cb, which is the same as B. A practice in a scale notation is to not include the same letter twice, if it can be avoided.
The Db Aeolian consists of seven notes. It can be described in steps as a formula which is written as whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step from the first note to first note in the next octave.
Db Aeolian is the first mode of Db Minor and therefore both scales include the same notes and in the same order.
D flat Aeolian scale tablature for four-string bass.
The numbers above the tablature are suggested fingerings.