B Enigmatic minor Scale
4-string bass · 7 notes · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
B
C
D
E♯
F♯
G♯♯
A♯
Solfège : Si – Do – Ré – Mi♯ – Fa♯ – Sol♯♯ – La♯
Interval Structure
B
½T
C
T
D
T+½T
E♯
½T
F♯
T+½T
G♯♯
½T
A♯
→
B+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in B) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Bm | minor |
| II | C? | — |
| III+ | D+ | augmented |
| IV | E♯? | — |
| V | F♯? | — |
| VI | G♯♯? | — |
| VII | A♯? | — |
About this scale
Minor version of Verdi's enigmatic scale. Minor second, augmented fourth and major seventh coexist with a minor third: a deliberately unstable scale, conceived as a harmonic riddle.
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