Guitar · scales and modes # B harmonic minor scale on guitar B harmonic minor has 7 notes: B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G, A♯. | Note | B | C♯ | D | E | F♯ | G | A♯ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | 7 | | Step | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ## B harmonic minor on the whole neck Every B harmonic minor note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more". B harmonic minor Note names B harmonic minor Degrees ## B harmonic minor in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a B falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes Position 3: frets 4–8, 16 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes ## Triads in B harmonic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Bm | [B minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-minor) | | 2 | C♯dim | [C♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-diminished) | | ♭3 | Daug | [D augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-augmented) | | 4 | Em | [E minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-minor) | | 5 | F♯ | [F♯ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-major) | | ♭6 | G | [G major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major) | | 7 | A♯dim | [B♭ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in B harmonic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Bm(maj7) | [Bm(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bmmaj7) | | 2 | C♯m7♭5 | [C♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7b5) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | D | – | | 4 | Em7 | [Em7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7) · [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) · [Em7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-3) · [Em7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | F♯7 | [F♯7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-7) · [F♯7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-7-drop-2) · [F♯7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-7-drop-3) · [F♯7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | Gmaj7 | [Gmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gmaj7) · [Gmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-2) · [Gmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-3) · [Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | A♯dim7 | [A♯dim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-sharp-dim7) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of B harmonic minor, starting from another root. - [F♯ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian-dominant) ## Harmonic minor in every key - [C harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-harmonic-minor) - [C♯ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-harmonic-minor) - [D harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-harmonic-minor) - [E♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-harmonic-minor) - [E harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-harmonic-minor) - [F harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-harmonic-minor) - [F♯ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-harmonic-minor) - [G harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-harmonic-minor) - [A♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-harmonic-minor) - [A harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-harmonic-minor) - [B♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-harmonic-minor) - B harmonic minor ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice B harmonic minor in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-harmonic-minor:11:ladder:p1)