Guitar scale · Major & minor
B♭ melodic minor scale on guitar
Every position of the B♭ melodic minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Minor with a raised 6th and 7th. Classical players use it going up; jazz players use it both ways.
- Notes
- B♭CD♭E♭FGA
- Formula
- 12♭34567
- Steps
- WHWWWWH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 6–11, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------8--9--11-| B|-------------------------------------8--10-11----------| G|----------------------------6--8--10-------------------| D|-------------------7--8--10----------------------------| A|----------6--8--10-------------------------------------| E|-6--8--9-----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 6, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the B♭ melodic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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