SCALE REFERENCE

B♭ Phrygian Dominant

B♭ – C♭ – D – E♭ – F – G♭ – A♭1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7

A major 3rd over a flat 2nd and 6th — the sound of flamenco, klezmer and metal. The 5th mode of harmonic minor.

Notes & degrees
B♭1C♭b2D3E♭4F5G♭b6A♭b7
NotesBb, Cb, D, Eb, F, Gb, Ab
Steps1 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 (semitones)
Also calledSpanish Gypsy, Freygish
Piano
C♭DFB♭E♭G♭A♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eFG♭A♭B♭C♭DE♭BC♭DE♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭GA♭B♭C♭DE♭FG♭DDE♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭DAB♭C♭DE♭FG♭A♭EFG♭A♭B♭C♭DE♭

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AB♭C♭DE♭FG♭A♭EFG♭A♭B♭C♭DE♭CDE♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭GA♭B♭C♭DE♭FG♭

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IB♭B♭7
♭IIC♭C♭maj7
iii°DdimDdim7
ivE♭mE♭m(maj7)
v°FdimFm7♭5
♭VI+G♭augG♭maj7♯5
♭viiA♭mA♭m7

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

IB♭♭IIC♭iii°DdimivE♭mv°Fdim♭VI+G♭aug♭viiA♭m
Other scales on B♭

Core scales & modes

B♭ MajorB♭ Natural MinorB♭ Harmonic MinorB♭ Melodic MinorB♭ DorianB♭ PhrygianB♭ LydianB♭ MixolydianB♭ Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

B♭ Major PentatonicB♭ Minor PentatonicB♭ BluesB♭ Major Blues

Jazz & altered

B♭ Harmonic MajorB♭ Lydian DominantB♭ AlteredB♭ Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

B♭ Whole ToneB♭ Diminished (Whole–Half)B♭ Diminished (Half–Whole)B♭ Augmented Scale

World & exotic

B♭ Hungarian MinorB♭ Double Harmonic MajorB♭ Neapolitan Minor
Phrygian Dominant on another root
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GG♯AB♭B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.