B

Exotic Scale

B Phrygian Dominant

Mode V of harmonic minor. Middle-Eastern, Spanish, dramatic.

Notes in B Phrygian Dominant

B1
C2
D#3
E4
F#5
G6
A7
B8

Chords in B Phrygian Dominant

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
IBB – D# – F#major
IICC – E – Gmajor
iiiD#°D# – F# – Adiminished
ivEmE – G – Bminor
vF#°F# – A – Cdiminished
VIG+G – B – D#augmented
viiAmA – C – Eminor

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#Hungarian MinorB, C#, D, F, F#, G, A#Lydian DominantB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A

Phrygian Dominant in All 12 Keys

CC C# E F G G# A#C#D♭Db D F Gb Ab A BDD D# F# G A A# CD#E♭Eb E G Ab Bb B DbEE F G# A B C DFF Gb A Bb C Db EbF#G♭F# G A# B C# D EGG G# B C D D# FG#A♭Ab A C Db Eb E GbAA A# C# D E F GA#B♭Bb B D Eb F Gb AbBB C D# E F# G A

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Phrygian Dominant scale by ear →Play B Phrygian DominantHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in B Phrygian Dominant

The B phrygian dominant scale contains the notes B, C, D#, E, F#, G, A. Mode V of harmonic minor. Middle-Eastern, Spanish, dramatic.

The diatonic chords in B phrygian dominant are B (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 dominant scale.

To develop your ear for the B phrygian dominant 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.