Scale · Advanced scales

B harmonic minor

Minor with a raised seventh. The step and a half before the root gives it that eastern colour and pulls hard toward home.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

Instrument

Tuning

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B harmonic minor scale on the Guitar neck57 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EF#GA#BC#DEF#GA#BC#DEF#GA#BDEF#GA#BC#DEGA#BC#DEF#GA#BC#DEF#GA#BC#DEF#GA#BC#DEF#G123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. B1
  2. C#2
  3. Db3
  4. E4
  5. F#5
  6. Gb6
  7. A#7

Also written as B · Db · D · E · Gb · G · Bb.

Formula

W · H · W · W · H · W+H · H

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · 7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside B harmonic minor. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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