Guitar · scales and modes # 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". B♭ melodic minor Note names B♭ melodic minor Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 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♭ melodic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭m | [B♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-minor) | | 2 | Cm | [C minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-minor) | | ♭3 | D♭aug | [D♭ augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-augmented) | | 4 | E♭ | [E♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major) | | 5 | F | [F major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) | | 6 | Gdim | [G diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-diminished) | | 7 | Adim | [A diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in B♭ melodic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭m(maj7) | [B♭m(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbmmaj7) | | 2 | Cm7 | [Cm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7) · [Cm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2) · [Cm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-3) · [Cm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | D♭ | – | | 4 | E♭7 | [E♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb7) · [E♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-2) · [E♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-3) · [E♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-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 | Gm7♭5 | [Gm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7b5) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2) · [Gm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-3) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | Am7♭5 | [Am7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7b5) · [Am7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2) · [Am7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-3) · [Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of B♭ melodic minor, starting from another root. - [A altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-altered) - [E♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian-dominant) ## Melodic minor in every key - [C melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-melodic-minor) - [C♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-melodic-minor) - [D melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-melodic-minor) - [E♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-melodic-minor) - [E melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-melodic-minor) - [F melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-melodic-minor) - [F♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-melodic-minor) - [G melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-melodic-minor) - [A♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-melodic-minor) - [A melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-melodic-minor) - B♭ melodic minor - [B melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-melodic-minor) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice B♭ melodic 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-melodic-minor:10:ladder:p1)