B Harmonic Major Scale
The B Harmonic Major scale contains 7 notes: B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G, A♯.
B Harmonic Major scale on the piano
Snabbfakta
- Scale type
- Harmonic Major
- Number of notes
- 7
- Formel
- W–W–H–W–H–W+H–H
What is the Harmonic Major scale?
Harmonic major is the major scale with a lowered sixth. It borrows the flat sixth from the parallel minor, which is what gives the scale its bittersweet quality, and it fits naturally over major chords with a minor subdominant.
B Harmonic Major 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 Harmonic Major
| Steg | Ton | Intervall | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | C♯ | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | D♯ | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | E | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | F♯ | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | G | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | A♯ | M7 | 11 |
Chords in B Harmonic Major
These are the triads built on each degree of B Harmonic Major using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on B
Every scale type that starts on B, for comparison.
Harmonic Major in every key
Vanliga frågor
What notes are in the B Harmonic Major scale?
The B Harmonic Major scale has 7 notes: B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G, A♯.
What is the formula for the B Harmonic Major scale?
The B Harmonic Major scale follows the step pattern W–W–H–W–H–W+H–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
What chords are in the B Harmonic Major scale?
The triads built from the B Harmonic Major scale are B, C♯dim, D♯m, Em, F♯, Gaug, A♯dim.
