Guitar UpscaleJavanese (Dorian b2) scale on guitar
The Javanese scale is Dorian with a flat second, the second mode of melodic minor.
| Notes in A | A Bb C D E F# G |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 b3 4 5 6 b7 |
| Steps | H W W W W H W (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 7 |
| Style in the app | Various Exotic, scale "Javaneese" |
Play A Javanese (Dorian b2) on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Javanese (Dorian b2) scale
The notes are root, flat 2nd, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and flat 7th. It is also called Phrygian natural 6.
It sounds like Phrygian but with a brighter major 6th.
Jazz players use it over a sus4 chord with a flat 9th.
Intervals from the root
| Degree | Interval | Semitones | In A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | 0 | A |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | 1 | Bb |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | 3 | C |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | 5 | D |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 | E |
| 6 | Major 6th | 9 | F# |
| b7 | Minor 7th | 10 | G |
Chords in A Javanese (Dorian b2)
Stack every other note of the scale and you get one chord on each note. These chords sound at home with the scale, so they make good progressions.
| Degree | Triad | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | Am | Am7 |
| bII+ | Bbaug | Bbmaj7#5 |
| bIII | C | C7 |
| IV | D | D7 |
| v° | Edim | Em7b5 |
| vi° | F#dim | F#m7b5 |
| bvii | Gm | GmMaj7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the A Javanese (Dorian b2) scale on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (Bb): Bb Lydian Augmented
- From degree b3 (C): C Overtone (Lydian Dominant)
- From degree 4 (D): D Hindu (Mixolydian b6)
- From degree 5 (E): E Locrian #2 (Half Diminished)
- From degree 6 (F#): F# Diminished Whole Tone
- From degree b7 (G): G Melodic Minor
Javanese (Dorian b2) in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C Db Eb F G A Bb | Open |
| C# | C# D E F# G# A# B | Open |
| D | D Eb F G A B C | Open |
| Eb | Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb C Db | Open |
| E | E F G A B C# D | Open |
| F | F Gb Ab Bb C D Eb | Open |
| F# | F# G A B C# D# E | Open |
| G | G Ab Bb C D E F | Open |
| G# | G# A B C# D# E# F# | Open |
| A | A Bb C D E F# G | Open |
| Bb | Bb Cb Db Eb F G Ab | Open |
| B | B C D E F# G# A | Open |