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Scale reference

B Harmonic Minor scale

Natural minor with a raised seventh, which creates a dominant V chord and that distinctive exotic leap up to the tonic.

Step pattern: W–H–W–W–H–W+H–H (W = whole step, H = half step)

Notes in B Harmonic Minor

Scale degrees and intervals of the B Harmonic Minor scale
DegreeNoteInterval from root
1BRoot
2C#Major 2nd
3DMinor 3rd
4EPerfect 4th
5F#Perfect 5th
6GMinor 6th
7A#Major 7th

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