B Persian
B Persian scale for guitar.
The B Persian is a seven-note scale. Notes are displayed in the diagram with blue color with the root notes indicated by darker color. In the two-octave pattern, the first root note (the tonic) appears on the 6th string, 7th fret.
B
2 octaves
Notes: B - C - D# - E - F - G - A#
Intervals: 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1
Type: Septonic
The scale displayed with its numeric formula, notes, intervals and scale degrees.
| Formula | Notes | Intervals | Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Unison | Tonic |
| b2 | C | Minor second | Supertonic |
| 3 | D# | Major third | Mediant |
| 4 | E | Perfect fourth | Subdominant |
| b5 | F | Diminished fifth | Dominant |
| b6 | G | Minor sixth | Submediant |
| 7 | A# | Major seventh | Leading tone |
The B Persian consists of seven notes. These can be described as steps according to the following formula: half, whole and a half, half, half, whole, whole and a half and half from the first note to the same in the next octave.
The scale can be played on the guitar from different starting positions in which B functions as the tonic.
B Persian has similarities with B Gypsy Major, B Locrian and B Phrygian Dominant Mode.
This scale is foremost used in Persian and Middle East music.
When harmonized, only the second and fourth degrees are matched with common major or minor triads, C and Em that is.
One way to learn this scale is to observe the two chromatic sequences as well as the two tree-step intervals in each octave.