B Phrygian ♭4 Scale
4-string bass · Mode III harm. maj. · 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
½T
E♭
T+½T
F♯
½T
G
T
A
→
B+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in B) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Bm | minor |
| ii | Cm | minor |
| III | D | Major |
| IV+ | E♭+ | augmented |
| v° | F♯° | diminished |
| VI | G | Major |
| vii° | A° | diminished |
About this scale
Mode III of the harmonic major. Its diminished fourth, enharmonic with the major third, gives it a permanent major-minor ambiguity. Same pitch set as the Saba maqam, whose melancholy it shares.
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