About the B Double Harmonic Major scale
B Double Harmonic Major is used for Byzantine, Arabic and Middle Eastern music and dramatic film cues. Think of it as the Byzantine scale, two big steps and a stately, ancient sound. It is B Harmonic Major with the second lowered.
Its notes are B, C, D♯, E, F♯, G, and A♯. The formula is H 1½ H W H 1½ H.
Also called Byzantine and Bhairav.
B Double Harmonic Major draws three black keys from the piano, D♯, F♯, and A♯.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BB | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CC | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | D#D♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | EE | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | F#F♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | GG | Minor 6th |
| 7 | A#A♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | H 1½ H W H 1½ H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-3-1-2-1-3-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | B | C | D sharp | E | F sharp | G | A sharp | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Double Harmonic Major in other keys
C Double Harmonic Major scaleD flat Double Harmonic Major scaleD Double Harmonic Major scaleE flat Double Harmonic Major scaleE Double Harmonic Major scaleF Double Harmonic Major scaleG flat Double Harmonic Major scaleG Double Harmonic Major scaleA flat Double Harmonic Major scaleA Double Harmonic Major scaleB flat Double Harmonic Major scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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