D♭ EnigmaticScale

Formula

H 1½ W W W H H 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7
The family

D♭ Enigmatic on the chromatic circle

D♭ Enigmatic is one of the exotic scales. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

H 1½ W W W H H 1 D♭I Enigmatic ♭2 E𝄫II 3 FIII ♯4 GIV ♯5 AV ♯6 BVI 7 CVII D♭ Enigmatic
The whole neck

D♭ Enigmatic across the fretboard

Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.

3 5 7 9 12 15 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4
Harmony

Chords in D♭ Enigmatic

Stack every other note of the scale from each degree and you get its chords. Open any of them in the chord library.

DegreeChordNotes
I+D♭maj7♯5D♭ F A C
♭II E𝄫 (♯3 𝄪5 7) E𝄫 G B D♭
IIIF (𝄫7)F A C E𝄫
♯IVG7♭5G B D♭ F
♯v A (♭3 𝄫5 ♭7) A C E𝄫 G
♯VI B (𝄫3 ♭5 ♭7) B D♭ F A
VII C (𝄫3 5 7) C E𝄫 G B
Context

Where D♭ Enigmatic fits

Verdi’s enigmatic scale: a curiosity of classical harmony, rarely used outside study.

Enigmatic scale in every key

D♭ Enigmatic scale questions

What notes are in the D♭ Enigmatic scale?

D♭ E𝄫 F G A B C. As degrees from the root: 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7.

What is the D♭ Enigmatic scale formula?

1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7, or in steps between the notes, H 1½ W W W H H (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the D♭ Enigmatic scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of D♭ Enigmatic up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the C shape to the A shape to the G shape to the E shape to the D shape.

What chords are in the D♭ Enigmatic scale?

D♭maj7♯5 (I+), E𝄫 (♯3 𝄪5 7) (♭II), F (𝄫7) (III), G7♭5 (♯IV), A (♭3 𝄫5 ♭7) (♯v), B (𝄫3 ♭5 ♭7) (♯VI), C (𝄫3 5 7) (VII).

When is the D♭ Enigmatic scale used?

Verdi’s enigmatic scale: a curiosity of classical harmony, rarely used outside study.