Bb 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 Bb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I+ | B♭+ | augmented |
| II | C♯? | — |
| III | D | Major |
| IV | E♭ | Major |
| v | F♯m | minor |
| vi | Gm | 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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