B Phrygian Dominant Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

B Phrygian Dominant scale on the piano

B – C – D♯ – E – F♯ – G – A

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Scale type: Phrygian Dominant
Number of notes: 7
الصيغة: H–W+H–H–W–H–W–W
Parent scale: E Harmonic Minor (degree 5)

What is the Phrygian Dominant scale?

Phrygian dominant is the fifth mode of harmonic minor — a major scale with a lowered second, sixth and seventh. It fits over a dominant seventh chord with a flat ninth, and it is the sound of flamenco, klezmer and middle eastern melody.

B Phrygian Dominant uses the same notes as E Harmonic Minor, started from degree 5 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.

B Phrygian Dominant is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.

Scale degrees of B Phrygian Dominant

الدرجة	النغمة	البُعد	Semitones
1	B	P1	0
2	C	m2	1
3	D♯	M3	4
4	E	P4	5
5	F♯	P5	7
6	G	m6	8
7	A	m7	10

Chords in B Phrygian Dominant

These are the triads built on each degree of B Phrygian Dominant using only notes from the scale.

Other scales on B

Every scale type that starts on B, for comparison.

Phrygian Dominant in every key

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What notes are in the B Phrygian Dominant scale?

The B Phrygian Dominant scale has 7 notes: B, C, D♯, E, F♯, G, A.

What is the formula for the B Phrygian Dominant scale?

The B Phrygian Dominant scale follows the step pattern H–W+H–H–W–H–W–W, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.

What scale is B Phrygian Dominant derived from?

B Phrygian Dominant is the mode of E Harmonic Minor that starts on its 5 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.

What chords are in the B Phrygian Dominant scale?

The triads built from the B Phrygian Dominant scale are B, C, D♯dim, Em, F♯dim, Gaug, Am.