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Bb Double Harmonic Major Scale

Learn the Bb Double Harmonic Major scale (byzantine) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

1Bbb2Cb3D4Eb5Fb6Gb7A

Full fretboard map

Every Bb Double Harmonic Major Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive
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CAGED

Five Bb Double Harmonic Major (Byzantine) positions

These root-anchored reference windows organize the scale without claiming a traditional CAGED parent.

A shape

Bb Double Harmonic Major (Byzantine) uses a root-anchored A reference window without claiming a diatonic parent.

Bb Double Harmonic Major (Byzantine) A shape positionFrets 0 through 4 for the A shape.EADGBe012347b25145b6b27b6513b6b24
A shape tab (0-4)
e |----1--2------|
B |-0--------3--4|
G |-------2--3--4|
D |----1-----3--4|
A |-0--1--2------|
E |----1--2------|

G shape

Bb Double Harmonic Major (Byzantine) uses a root-anchored G reference window without claiming a diatonic parent.

Bb Double Harmonic Major (Byzantine) G shape positionFrets 2 through 6 for the G shape.EADGBe23456b6b27b6513b6b247371451
G shape tab (2-6)
e |-2--------5--6|
B |----3--4-----6|
G |-2--3--4------|
D |----3--4------|
A |-2--------5--6|
E |-2--------5--6|

E shape

Bb Double Harmonic Major (Byzantine) uses a root-anchored E reference window without claiming a diatonic parent.

Bb Double Harmonic Major (Byzantine) E shape positionFrets 5 through 9 for the E shape.EADGBe56789771451b273b6b2514b6b2
E shape tab (5-9)
e |-5--6--7------|
B |----6--7------|
G |-------7--8---|
D |-------7--8--9|
A |----6-----8--9|
E |-5--6--7------|

D shape

Bb Double Harmonic Major (Byzantine) uses a root-anchored D reference window without claiming a diatonic parent.

Bb Double Harmonic Major (Byzantine) D shape positionFrets 7 through 11 for the D shape.EADGBe7891011b27b6b2514b6b235734b614
D shape tab (7-11)
e |-7-------10-11|
B |-7-------10-11|
G |----8----10-11|
D |-7--8--9------|
A |----8--9------|
E |-7-------10-11|

C shape

Bb Double Harmonic Major (Byzantine) uses a root-anchored C reference window without claiming a diatonic parent.

Bb Double Harmonic Major (Byzantine) C shape positionFrets 10 through 14 for the C shape.EADGBe101112131435734b61473b25145
C shape tab (10-14)
e |10-11----13---|
B |10-11-12------|
G |10-11---------|
D |------12-13---|
A |------12-13---|
E |10-11----13---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootBb
b2m2Cb
3M3D
4P4Eb
5P5F
b6m6Gb
7M7A

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
IBbmaj7Major 7th
bIICbmaj7Major 7th
iiiDmMinor
ivEbmMaj7Minor Major 7
VF
bVI+Gb+maj7Augmented Major 7
VIIA
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