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B minor scale on guitar

B minor has 7 notes: B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G, A. Also called natural minor, Aeolian.

B minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteBC♯DEF♯GA
Degree12♭345♭6♭7
Step2122122

B minor on the whole neck

Every B 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 minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G2A2B2C#3D3E3F#3G3A2B2C#3D3E3F#3G3A3B3D3E3F#3G3A3B3C#4D4E4G3A3B3C#4D4E4F#4G4A4B3C#4D4E4F#4G4A4B4C#5D5E4F#4G4A4B4C#5D5E5F#5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B minor
Note names
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B minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1545b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b71b345b6b712b34b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B minor
Degrees

B 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.

B minor, position 1, frets 0 to 445b6b712b345b6b712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    B minor, position 2, frets 2 to 65b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes
      B minor, position 3, frets 4 to 8b712b345b6b712b345b6b716E25A24D33G32B31E445678
        Position 3: frets 4–8, 16 notes
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        B minor, position 4, frets 7 to 1112b345b6b712b345b6b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          B minor, position 5, frets 9 to 122b345b6b712b345b6b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–12, 17 notes

            Triads in B minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1BmB minor arpeggio
            2C♯dimC♯ diminished arpeggio
            ♭3DD major arpeggio
            4EmE minor arpeggio
            5F♯mF♯ minor arpeggio
            ♭6GG major arpeggio
            ♭7AA major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Bm7Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4
            2C♯m7♭5C♯m7♭5 arpeggio · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 · C♯m7♭5 drop 3 · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3Dmaj7Dmaj7 arpeggio · Dmaj7 drop 2 · Dmaj7 drop 3 · Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            4Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            5F♯m7F♯m7 arpeggio · F♯m7 drop 2 · F♯m7 drop 3 · F♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6Gmaj7Gmaj7 arpeggio · Gmaj7 drop 2 · Gmaj7 drop 3 · Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7A7A7 arpeggio · A7 drop 2 · A7 drop 3 · A7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of B minor, starting from another root.

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