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 1–5, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 16 notes Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes ## Triads in B♭ harmonic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭m | [B♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-minor) | | 2 | Cdim | [C diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-diminished) | | ♭3 | D♭aug | [D♭ augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-augmented) | | 4 | E♭m | [E♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-minor) | | 5 | F | [F major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) | | ♭6 | G♭ | [F♯ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-major) | | 7 | Adim | [A diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in B♭ harmonic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭m(maj7) | [B♭m(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbmmaj7) | | 2 | Cm7♭5 | [Cm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7b5) · [Cm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-2) · [Cm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-3) · [Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | D♭ | – | | 4 | E♭m7 | [E♭m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebm7) · [E♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2) · [E♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-3) · [E♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | F7 | [F7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f7) · [F7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-2) · [F7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-3) · [F7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | G♭maj7 | [G♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gbmaj7) · [G♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-2) · [G♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-3) · [G♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | Adim7 | [Adim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/adim7) | ## 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-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 - [B harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/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:10:ladder:p1)