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B melodic minor scale on guitar
B melodic 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
B melodic minor on the whole neck
Every B melodic 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".
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B melodic 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.
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Triads in B melodic minor
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bm | B minor arpeggio |
| 2 | C♯m | C♯ minor arpeggio |
| ♭3 | Daug | D augmented arpeggio |
| 4 | E | E major arpeggio |
| 5 | F♯ | F♯ major arpeggio |
| 6 | G♯dim | G♯ diminished arpeggio |
| 7 | A♯dim | B♭ diminished arpeggio |
Seventh chords in B melodic minor
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bm(maj7) | Bm(maj7) arpeggio |
| 2 | C♯m7 | C♯m7 arpeggio · C♯m7 drop 2 · C♯m7 drop 3 · C♯m7 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♭3 | D | – |
| 4 | E7 | E7 arpeggio · E7 drop 2 · E7 drop 3 · E7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 5 | F♯7 | F♯7 arpeggio · F♯7 drop 2 · F♯7 drop 3 · F♯7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 6 | G♯m7♭5 | G♯m7♭5 arpeggio · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 · G♯m7♭5 drop 3 · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
| 7 | A♯m7♭5 | B♭m7♭5 arpeggio · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 · B♭m7♭5 drop 3 · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
Same notes, other names
These scales use exactly the notes of B melodic minor, starting from another root.
Melodic minor in every key
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