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B Melodic Minor Scale

The B melodic minor scale has a bright, fluid character with raised G# and A#. It maps cleanly across the guitar fretboard and provides essential jazz vocabulary through its derived modes.

Also known as

  • B Jazz Minor

Formula

1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7

Notes

BC#DEF#G#A#

Diatonic Chords

These chords are built from the notes of the B Melodic Minor scale. Each degree gets a chord based on the intervals stacked above it.

III+ D aug
IV E Major
vi° G# dim
vii° A# dim
Explore this scale on the interactive fretboard tool