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D♭ mystery #1 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, Abb, Bbb, Cb, Db, Ebb at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10

A string: Bbb, Cb, Db, Ebb, F, Abb, Bbb at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12

D string: Ebb, F, Abb, Bbb, Cb, Db, Ebb at frets 0, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

G string: Abb, Bbb, Cb, Db, Ebb, F, Abb at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12

B string: Cb, Db, Ebb, F, Abb, Bbb, Cb at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12

High E string: F, Abb, Bbb, Cb, Db, Ebb at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10

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Db mystery #1

The mystery #1 scale is a six note synthetic set: root, flat 2nd, major 3rd, flat 5th, flat 6th, flat 7th. From the 3rd upward it walks in whole steps, so it behaves like a whole tone scale that has been given a dark flat 2nd doorstep. The name comes from scale catalogues rather than tradition; treat it as raw material for atmospheric, unresolved lines.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

D♭

I

E𝄫

bII

F

III

A𝄫

bV

B𝄫

bVI

C♭

bVII

mystery #1 in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • A whole tone scale with a dark doorstep: enter on b2 (D), then glide in whole steps from III to bVII (B).
  • Use it over a Db7b9#5 vamp; the b2 (D) is the b9, the b6 (A) the #5 (A), and the whole tone upper half supplies the rest.
  • The name comes from scale catalogues, not tradition: treat it as raw material for atmosphere and sound design.
  • Alternate it with the plain whole tone scale to reveal the single half step; that contrast is its identity.

How to play D♭ mystery #1 on guitar

Capo fret 1 and finger it as C, which means the double flats in this spelling never reach your hands. Nearest root: B string, fret 2. Open A, D, G, and B stay inside the key, spelled Bbb, Ebb, Abb, and Cb across the 5 flats. An augmented second sits in the step pattern, so every fingering carries one stretch wider than a whole step. A-shape barre at fret 4 pairs with the E-shape at fret 9, which lets you cover the lower half of the neck from two anchors.

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