B Romanian Minor Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Dorian #4 · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
B
C♯
D
E♯
F♯
G♯
A
Solfège : Si – Do♯ – Ré – Mi♯ – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La
Interval Structure
B
T
C♯
½T
D
T+½T
E♯
½T
F♯
T
G♯
½T
A
→
B+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in B) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Bm | minor |
| II | C♯ | Major |
| III | D | Major |
| iv° | E♯° | diminished |
| v | F♯m | minor |
| vi° | G♯° | diminished |
| VII+ | A+ | augmented |
About this scale
The Romanian minor is a Dorian with an augmented 4th that creates a distinctive Eastern European folk sound on guitar. Used in traditional Romanian, Greek, and Turkish music as well as gypsy jazz and world-fusion for unusual colors.
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