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Bb Melodic Minor Scale

The Bb melodic minor scale has a velvety, jazz-infused quality. Its modes are widely used in bebop and modern jazz guitar, particularly for generating altered dominant sounds and Lydian dominant colors.

Also known as

  • A# Melodic Minor
  • Bb Jazz Minor
  • A# Jazz Minor

Formula

1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7

Notes

BbCDbEbFGA

Diatonic Chords

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

i A# Minor
ii C Minor
III+ C# aug
IV D# Major
V F Major
vi° G dim
vii° A dim
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Related Scales

Other Bb Scales

MajorMinorHarmonic MinorMajor PentatonicMinor PentatonicMinor BluesMajor BluesDorianPhrygianLydianMixolydianLocrianHarmonic Major

Other Melodic Minor Scales

CC#DEbEFF#GAbAB