piano scale
B melodic minor
B1C♯2D♭3E4F♯5G♯6A♯7
Minor third, major sixth and seventh — the ascending form, and the parent of most of the altered sounds below.
Written out
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
BWC♯HDWEWF♯WG♯WA♯HB
What is true of it
B melodic minor is B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G♯ and A♯, and back to B.
Its steps are W – H – W – W – W – W – H, where W is a whole step and H a half.
On the same tonic, B major differs from it by exactly one note.
Chords made only of these notes
C♯mminorC♯m7minor seventhDaugaugmentedEmajorE7dominant seventhF♯majorF♯augaugmentedF♯7dominant seventh
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on B
C mel minC♯ mel minD♭ mel minD mel minD♯ mel minE♭ mel minE mel minF mel minall 374