B

Modes Scale

B Phrygian

The 3rd mode — minor with a flat 2nd. Dark, Spanish, brooding.

Notes in B Phrygian

B1
C2
D3
E4
F#5
G6
A7
B8

Chords in B Phrygian

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iBmB – D – F#minor
IICC – E – Gmajor
IIIDD – F# – Amajor
ivEmE – G – Bminor
vF#°F# – A – Cdiminished
VIGG – B – Dmajor
viiAmA – C – Eminor

Other Scales in B

Phrygian in All 12 Keys

Chords in B Phrygian

The B phrygian scale contains the notes B, C, D, E, F#, G, A. The 3rd mode — minor with a flat 2nd. Dark, Spanish, brooding.

The diatonic chords in B phrygian are Bm (i), C (II), D (III), Em (iv), F#° (v), G (VI), Am (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the B phrygian scale.

To develop your ear for the B phrygian 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.