D Major Scale for Piano Improvisation in D Flat (Db)

Video Transcript

"Now we are going to go over our D flat major scale. So you want to make sure you note this pattern at home. You can write it down or memorize it anyway you can. We start right here on D flat which is the bottom of the group of 2 that note. We use all the black notes and we use so you use have D flat, E flat, F which is right below the group of 3. D flat, E flat, A flat and C which is right below the group of 2. This is a great scale to get under your fingers because you can use fingering 2,3 thumb. 2,3,4 thumb, 2,3, and you can just flow over that whole scale. Again we are going to go over our first chord we are going to learn we are going to learn all the black chords by constructing what we call 3rds. So if we go from the 1st note to the 2nd note that is a 2nd. If we go to the 2nd note to the 3rd note that is 3rd and like wise 1st note to the 4th is a 4th. We are just going to do all 3rds so we skip a note each time. So we skip this note, skip this note and skip this note. If we number the scale 1-7 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 starting on D flat. We are playing 1,3,5, and 7 and that is your basic D flat major black chord. Very nice, easy chord to get and if you want to do a little stride piano you can play D flat. Hit the chord and then play the 5 which is your A flat. D flat, A flat, D flat, A flat, d flat. So nice simple ideas and a nice simple chord our first chord our D flat major black chord. "