SCALE REFERENCE

B Phrygian Dominant

B – C – D♯ – E – F♯ – G – A1 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
B1Cb2D♯3E4F♯5Gb6Ab7
NotesB, C, D#, E, F#, G, A
Steps1 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 (semitones)
Also calledSpanish Gypsy, Freygish
Piano
BCEGAD♯F♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEF♯GABCD♯EBBCD♯EF♯GABGGABCD♯EF♯GDD♯EF♯GABCAABCD♯EF♯GAEEF♯GABCD♯E

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

357912AABCD♯EF♯GAEEF♯GABCD♯ECCD♯EF♯GABCGGABCD♯EF♯G

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IBB7
♭IICCmaj7
iii°D♯dimD♯dim7
ivEmEm(maj7)
v°F♯dimF♯m7♭5
♭VI+GaugGmaj7♯5
♭viiAmAm7

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

IB♭IICiii°D♯dimivEmv°F♯dim♭VI+Gaug♭viiAm
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.