Mode 4 of F# Harmonic Minor Scale

B Dorian #4

Space plays and stops
Notes
BC#DE#F#G#A
Steps
W H m3 H W H
Intervals
2 m2 m3 m2 2 m2

The harmonic minor scale raises the 7th of the natural minor scale. Jazz players use it over a minor tonic, and its 5th mode, Phrygian Dominant, is the classic sound of the V7b9 in a minor key.

B Dorian #4 is the 4th mode of the F# Harmonic Minor Scale: its notes, F# G# A B C# D E#, played from B.