Scale · Advanced scales

B melodic minor

Minor with raised sixth and seventh: it climbs as smoothly as a major while keeping the minor third. The modern jazz scale.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

Instrument

Tuning

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B melodic minor scale on the Guitar neck55 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EF#G#A#BC#DEF#A#BC#DEF#G#A#BDEF#G#A#BC#DEG#A#BC#DEF#G#A#BC#DEF#G#A#BC#DEF#G#A#BC#DEF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. B1
  2. C#2
  3. Db3
  4. E4
  5. F#5
  6. G#6
  7. A#7

Also written as B · Db · D · E · Gb · Ab · Bb.

Formula

W · H · W · W · W · W · H

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside B melodic minor. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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