B
Exotic Scale
B Hungarian Minor
Double harmonic minor — two augmented 2nds give an intensely exotic sound.
Notes in B Hungarian Minor
B1
C#2
D3
F4
F#5
G6
A#7
B8
Chords in B Hungarian Minor
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iBmB – D – F#minor
iiC#?C# – F – G—
IIID+D – F# – A#augmented
ivF?F – G – B—
VF#F# – A# – C#major
VIGG – B – Dmajor
viiA#mA# – C# – Fminor
Other Scales in B
MajorB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#Natural MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G, AHarmonic MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G, A#Melodic MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A#DorianB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, APhrygianB, C, D, E, F#, G, ALydianB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#MixolydianB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, ALocrianB, C, D, E, F, G, AMajor PentatonicB, C#, D#, F#, G#Minor PentatonicB, D, E, F#, ABluesB, D, E, F, F#, AWhole ToneB, C#, D#, F, G, ADiminished (H-W)B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, ADiminished (W-H)B, C#, D, E, F, G, G#, A#Phrygian DominantB, C, D#, E, F#, G, ALydian DominantB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A
Hungarian Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in B Hungarian Minor
The B hungarian minor scale contains the notes B, C#, D, F, F#, G, A#. Double harmonic minor — two augmented 2nds give an intensely exotic sound.
The diatonic chords in B hungarian minor are Bm (i), C#? (ii), D+ (III), F? (iv), F# (V), G (VI), A#m (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the B hungarian minor scale.
To develop your ear for the B hungarian minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.