B Ionian ♯2 ♯5 Scale
4-string bass · Mode VI dbl harm. · 7 notes · major family
Notes
B
C♯♯
D♯
E
F♯♯
G♯
A♯
Solfège : Si – Do♯♯ – Ré♯ – Mi – Fa♯♯ – Sol♯ – La♯
Interval Structure
B
T+½T
C♯♯
½T
D♯
½T
E
T+½T
F♯♯
½T
G♯
T
A♯
→
B+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in B) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I+ | B+ | augmented |
| II | C♯♯? | — |
| III | D♯ | Major |
| IV | E | Major |
| v | F♯♯m | minor |
| vi | G♯m | minor |
| VII | A♯? | — |
About this scale
Mode VI of the double harmonic. The major scale gets an augmented second and an augmented fifth: the tonic stays clear but the dominant chord becomes augmented, hence its use in neoclassical writing.
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