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B Harmonic Major Scale

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The B Harmonic Major Scale contains the notes B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G, and A♯.

Notes: B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G, A♯ · Piano keys: B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G A♯

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B – C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G – A♯ – B
Formula:W-W-H-W-H-A2-H
Intervals:P1-M2-M3-P4-P5-m6-M7

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Introduction

B Harmonic Major Scale on piano — B, C#, D#, E, F#, G, A#, B
The B Harmonic Major Scale shown on a piano keyboard: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G, A#, B.

The B Harmonic Major scale contains seven notes: B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G, and A♯. It follows the whole-step / half-step pattern W-W-H-W-H-A2-H.

B Harmonic Major Scale Notes

DegreeNameNoteInterval
1TonicBP1
2SupertonicC♯M2
3MediantD♯M3
4SubdominantEP4
5DominantF♯P5
6SubmediantGm6
7Leading ToneA♯M7
8OctaveB—

Key Signature

The notes of the B Harmonic Major Scale come from B Major, so it carries that key signature: 5 sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

F♯C♯G♯D♯A♯

Written as accidentals

G♮

Order of sharps

Sharps are added to a key signature in a fixed order. Each new sharp key adds the next sharp on the list.

F♯C♯G♯D♯A♯E♯B♯

Mnemonic: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle

Diatonic Chords in the B Harmonic Major Scale

These are the triads built on each degree of the B Harmonic Major Scale:

C1C2C3C4BC5C6C7C8D#F#
I — B Major (major)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1IB MajorMajor
2ii°C♯ DiminishedDiminished
3iiiD♯ MinorMinor
4ivE MinorMinor
5VF♯ MajorMajor
6VI+G AugmentedAugmented
7vii°A♯ DiminishedDiminished

B Harmonic Major Scale — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the notes of the B Harmonic Major Scale on piano?
The B Harmonic Major Scale uses the notes B – C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G – A♯ – B. Play them in order from the root up to the octave, hands separately first, then together.
What notes are in the B Harmonic Major Scale?
The B Harmonic Major Scale contains seven notes: B – C# – D# – E – F# – G – A#. The notes table above shows each note with its scale degree and interval from the root.
How many sharps or flats does B Harmonic Major have?
The B Harmonic Major Scale doesn't correspond to a single major or minor key, so it has no standard key signature. Its notes are written with accidentals as needed: C♯, D♯, F♯, A♯.
What is the relative minor of B Harmonic Major?
The relative minor of B Harmonic Major is G# Minor. Both scales share the same key signature and the same seven notes — the difference is which note feels like "home." That's why a song in C major and a song in A minor look identical on the staff but feel completely different.
What is the parallel minor of B Harmonic Major?
The parallel minor of B Harmonic Major is B Minor. "Parallel" means same root, opposite mode — the third, sixth, and seventh are all a half-step lower in the minor version. Modal interchange (borrowing chords from the parallel key) is one of the most useful tricks in pop and jazz writing.
What does the B Harmonic Major Scale sound like?
The B Harmonic Major Scale has a distinctive sound shaped by its specific interval pattern. Listen to the audio playback above to hear the character on every note.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this scale page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data reflects piano.org's own interval-derived dataset.

  1. 1

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    C. P. E. Bach(1753)

    Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments

    Public domain treatise
  4. 4

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