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B Minor Scale

The B minor scale has a wistful, reflective quality with two sharps. Popular in rock ballads, folk, and fingerstyle guitar, it's the relative minor of D major and sits well on the fretboard.

Also known as

  • B Natural Minor
  • B Aeolian

Formula

1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7

Notes

BC#DEF#GA

Diatonic Chords

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

i B Minor
ii° C# dim
III D Major
iv E Minor
v F# Minor
VI G Major
VII A Major
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Related Scales

Other B Scales

MajorHarmonic MinorMelodic MinorMajor PentatonicMinor PentatonicMinor BluesMajor BluesDorianPhrygianLydianMixolydianLocrianHarmonic Major

Other Minor Scales

CC#DEbEFF#GAbABb