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Fig. 1 · B double harmonic · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

B double harmonic

B1C♭2D♯3E4F♯5G♭6A♯7

Two augmented seconds in one scale, one above the tonic and one below the octave.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · B double harmonic, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

BHCW+HD♯HEWF♯HGW+HA♯HB

What is true of it

B double harmonic is B, C, D♯, E, F♯, G and A♯, and back to B.

Its steps are H – W+H – H – W – H – W+H – H, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, B harmonic major differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 31 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CmajorCmminorCdimdiminishedC7dominant seventhCmaj7major seventhCm7minor seventhCm7♭5half-diminished seventhD♯major

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on B

B Phrygian dominantexoticB Lydian dominantexoticB alteredexoticB majormajorB natural minorminorB harmonic minorminor

C dbl harmC♯ dbl harmD♭ dbl harmD dbl harmD♯ dbl harmE♭ dbl harmE dbl harmF dbl harmall 374