Scales
B Scriabin Scale
B · C · D# · F# · G#
B Scriabin is a scale built on B with the notes B · C · D# · F# · G#.
B Scriabin Scale
B · C · D# · F# · G#
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 1 2 3 | B · C · D# · F# · G# · B | |
| Left hand | 4 3 2 1 2 1 | B · C · D# · F# · G# · B |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
B Scriabin is made of the notes B · C · D# · F# · G#. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W½ W½ W W½.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
B Scriabin is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Scales that contain it
B Half-Whole DiminishedB · C · D · D# · E# · F# · G# · A
Contains every note of B Scriabin.
B ChromaticB · C · C# · D · D# · E · F · F# · G · G# · A · A#
Contains every note of B Scriabin.
Common questions
- How do I play B Scriabin?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 1 2 3 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in B Scriabin?
- B Scriabin contains the notes B · C · D# · F# · G#, measured from the tonic B as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3M, 5P, 6M. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of B Scriabin?
- From B the steps run H W½ W½ W W½, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.