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B♭ phrygian dominant scale

The B♭ phrygian dominant scale is B♭ C♭ D E♭ F G♭ A♭: seven notes, flamenco and Middle Eastern. Its formula is 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7.

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The notes of B♭ phrygian dominant

From B♭ up to B♭: half, step and a half, half, whole, half, whole, whole. Tap a key to hear it.

B♭ C♭ D E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭

C♭DFB♭E♭G♭A♭B♭
The notes of B♭ phrygian dominant scale by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1B♭Root
♭2C♭Minor second
3DMajor third
4E♭Perfect fourth
5FPerfect fifth
♭6G♭Minor sixth
♭7A♭Minor seventh

How B♭ phrygian dominant is built

The E♭ harmonic minor scale played from its fifth note, B♭: the same notes with B♭ as home. Against B♭ major, the major scale on the same note, it has C♭ instead of C, G♭ instead of G and A♭ instead of A.

The harmonic minor scale played from its fifth note: phrygian with a major third. The half step above the root and the step and a half after it give the sound of flamenco, klezmer and Middle Eastern music. The phrygian dominant scale in every key.

Chords in B♭ phrygian dominant

One chord on each note of the scale, built from its own notes. The numeral says which note it starts on, against the B♭ major scale: capitals are major, small letters minor.

IB♭♭IIC♭iii°DdimivE♭mv°Fdim♭VI+G♭aug♭viiA♭m

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Questions about B♭ phrygian dominant

What notes are in the B♭ phrygian dominant scale?

B♭, C♭, D, E♭, F, G♭ and A♭. Its formula is 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7, counted from the major scale on B♭, and its steps from B♭ up to B♭ are: half, step and a half, half, whole, half, whole, whole.

What scale is B♭ phrygian dominant from?

B♭ phrygian dominant uses the notes of E♭ harmonic minor, starting on its fifth note, B♭. The notes are the same; making B♭ home is what gives it its own sound.

How is B♭ phrygian dominant different from B♭ major?

C♭ instead of C, G♭ instead of G and A♭ instead of A: three notes of the B♭ major scale change, and those notes give B♭ phrygian dominant its sound: flamenco and Middle Eastern.

Phrygian dominant scale in every key

C phrygian dominantC♯ phrygian dominantD phrygian dominantD♯ phrygian dominantE phrygian dominantF phrygian dominantF♯ phrygian dominantG phrygian dominantG♯ phrygian dominantA phrygian dominantB♭ phrygian dominantB phrygian dominant

More scales on B♭

B♭ major (major scale)B♭ minor (natural minor scale)B♭ major pentatonicB♭ minor pentatonicB♭ bluesB♭ harmonic minorB♭ melodic minorB♭ dorianB♭ phrygianB♭ lydianB♭ mixolydianA♯ locrianB♭ phrygian dominant
Scales and modes
Major and minor keysMajor pentatonic scaleMinor pentatonic scaleBlues scaleHarmonic minor scaleMelodic minor scaleDorian modePhrygian modeLydian modeMixolydian modeLocrian modePhrygian dominant scaleWhole tone scale

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