B♭ Phrygian Dominant Scale
The B♭ Phrygian Dominant scale contains 7 notes: B♭, C♭, D, E♭, F, G♭, A♭.
B♭ Phrygian Dominant scale on the piano
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- Scale type
- Phrygian Dominant
- Number of notes
- 7
- Formel
- 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
| Steg | Ton | Intervall | 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
- C Phrygian Dominant
- C♯ Phrygian Dominant
- D♭ Phrygian Dominant
- D Phrygian Dominant
- D♯ Phrygian Dominant
- E♭ Phrygian Dominant
- E Phrygian Dominant
- F Phrygian Dominant
- F♯ Phrygian Dominant
- G♭ Phrygian Dominant
- G Phrygian Dominant
- G♯ Phrygian Dominant
- A♭ Phrygian Dominant
- A Phrygian Dominant
- A♯ Phrygian Dominant
- B Phrygian Dominant
Vanliga frågor
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♭, Ddim, E♭m, Fdim, G♭aug, A♭m.
