B Ultraphrygian Scale
4-string bass · Mode III dbl harm. · 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
½T
A♭
→
B+oct.
T+½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in B) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Bm | minor |
| ii | Cm | minor |
| III | D? | — |
| IV+ | E♭+ | augmented |
| V | F♯? | — |
| VI | G | Major |
| VII | A♭ | Major |
About this scale
Mode III of the double harmonic. A diminished fourth and a doubly flattened seventh are added to the Phrygian minor second: a dense scale, almost entirely chromatic in its lower half.
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