The Tcherepnin Scale – Key of D – Messiaen Mode 3

Structure: W - H - H - W - H - H - W - H - H
Transpositions: 4
Intervals: 1 - 2 - b3 - 3 - #4 - 5 - b6 - b7 - 7
Intervals skipped: 4 - 6
Notes: D - E - F - Gb - Ab - A - Bb - C -Db
Notes skipped: Eb - B

This scale is #10 on the list of Allan Holdsworth's 10 Most Usable Scales.

• Messiaen 3 in the Key of C
• Messiaen 3 in the Key of G
• Messiaen 3 in the Key of A

▸All Triads and Seventh Chords in this scale

Triads	Seventh Chords
C+ C(b5) Db- Db Db+ Dº D- D D+ D(b5) E+ E(b5) F- F F+ Gbº Gb- Gb Gb+ Gb(b5) Ab+ Ab(b5) A- A A+ Bbº B- Bb Bb+ Bb(b5)	C+7 C7b5 Db-Δ DbΔ Db+Δ Dº7 D-7 D-Δ DΔ D+Δ D7 D+7 D7b5 DΔb5 E+7 E7b5 F-Δ FΔ F+Δ Gbº7 Gb-7 Gb-Δ GbΔ Gb+Δ Gb7 Gb+7 Gb7b5 GbΔb5 Ab+7 Ab7b5 A-Δ AΔ A+Δ Bbº7 Bb-7 Bb-Δ BbΔ Bb+Δ Bb7 Bb+7 Bb7(b5) BbΔ(b5)

 

▸Major Triads

1. Db
2. D
3. F
4. Gb
5. A
6. Bb

▸Minor Triads

1. Db-
2. D-
3. F-
4. Gb-
5. A-
6. B-

▸Augmented Triads

1. C+
2. Db+
3. D+
4. E+
5. F+
6. Gb+
7. Ab+
8. A+
9. Bb+

▸Diminished Triads

1. Dº
2. Gbº
3. Bbº

▸Major b5 Triads

1. C(b5)
2. D(b5)
3. E(b5)
4. Gb(b5)
5. Ab(b5)
6. Bb(b5)

▸Major Seventh Chords

1. DbΔ
2. DΔ
3. FΔ
4. GbΔ
5. AΔ
6. BbΔ

▸Minor Major Seventh Chords

1. Db-Δ
2. D-Δ
3. F-Δ
4. Gb-Δ
5. A-Δ
6. Bb-Δ

▸coming up...

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