Key of B - All Scales - Theory Helper

Church Modes

B Major (Ionian) Happy

Bright, uplifting, resolved

PopClassicalCountry

Bright, uplifting, resolved

B Dorian Groovy

Minor but hopeful, jazzy

B Phrygian Dark

Spanish, tense, exotic

MetalFlamencoDark Techno

B Lydian Dreamy

Floating, ethereal, magical

FilmAmbientProgressive

B Mixolydian Groovy

Bluesy major, rock feel

B Aeolian (Natural Minor) Sad

Melancholic, emotional

B Natural Minor Sad

Melancholic, emotional

B Locrian Unstable

Dissonant, unresolved, dark

MetalExperimental

Minor Variants

B Harmonic Minor Dramatic

Classical tension, exotic

ClassicalMetalTrance

B Melodic Minor Sophisticated

Jazz minor, smooth

B Phrygian Dominant Exotic

Middle Eastern, intense

MetalWorldPsytrance

B Harmonic Major Bittersweet

Major with tension, classical

ClassicalJazzFilm

Pentatonic & Blues

B Major Pentatonic Uplifting

Simple, folk, universal

PopCountryWorld

B Minor Pentatonic Bluesy

Rock, blues foundation

RockBluesHip-Hop

B Blues Scale Soulful

Gritty, expressive

Bebop Scales

B Bebop Dominant Swinging

Jazz, chromatic passing tone

JazzBebopFusion

B Bebop Major Swinging

Jazz, smooth chromatic

Symmetric Scales

B Whole Tone Dreamy

Floating, impressionist

JazzFilmAmbient

B Diminished (Whole-Half) Tense

Symmetrical, suspenseful

B Diminished (Half-Whole) Tense

Dominant diminished, jazz

B Augmented Unstable

Symmetrical, otherworldly

JazzExperimental

B Chromatic Neutral

All 12 tones, atonal

ClassicalJazzExperimental

Jazz & Altered

B Altered (Super Locrian) Tense

Dominant altered, dissonant

B Lydian Dominant (Acoustic) Bright

Overtone series, natural

B Lydian Augmented Ethereal

Bright and unstable

JazzProgressive

B Lydian Diminished Mysterious

Minor with raised 4th

B Locrian ♮6 Dark

Half-diminished sound

B Major Locrian Unstable

Major with flat 5

JazzExperimental

B Half Diminished (Locrian ♮2) Melancholic

Minor 7 flat 5 sound

Hungarian & Gypsy

B Hungarian Minor Dramatic

Gypsy, theatrical

ClassicalMetalWorld

B Hungarian Major Exotic

Bright gypsy sound

B Gypsy Scale Passionate

Eastern European folk

B Ukrainian Dorian Melancholic

Eastern European minor

Middle Eastern

B Double Harmonic (Byzantine) Mysterious

Middle Eastern, ornate

WorldAmbientPsytrance

B Arabic Mysterious

Middle Eastern, ornate

WorldAmbientPsytrance

B Persian Exotic

Ancient Persian sound

WorldAmbientMetal

Neapolitan

B Neapolitan Major Dramatic

Classical, romantic

B Neapolitan Minor Dark

Classical tension

ClassicalMetalFilm

Japanese

B Hirajoshi Melancholic

Japanese, haunting

AmbientWorldExperimental

B In Sen Contemplative

Zen, minimalist

AmbientWorldLo-Fi

Dissonant Japanese

AmbientExperimental

B Yo Scale Bright

Japanese folk, pentatonic

Exotic Scales

B Enigmatic Mysterious

Unusual, ambiguous

FilmExperimental

B Prometheus Mystical

Scriabin, whole tone variant

ClassicalAmbient

B Tritone Tense

Symmetrical, unstable

JazzExperimental

B Two-Semitone Tritone Dissonant

Cluster-based, modern

ExperimentalAvant-garde

Diminished, folk

WorldExperimental

B Scale of Harmonics Natural

Overtone series based

AmbientExperimental

B Pelog Ethereal

Indonesian gamelan