Bb 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 Bb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | B♭m | 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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