B flat melodic minor scale on guitar

The melodic minor scale raises the 6th and 7th degrees of the natural minor. In jazz it is used as is, ascending and descending.

On the whole neck

EADGBEFGAB♭CD♭E♭AB♭CD♭E♭FGAE♭FGAB♭CD♭GAB♭CD♭E♭FGCD♭E♭FGAB♭FGAB♭CD♭E♭0123456789101112

Position from fret 5

EADGBEAB♭CD♭E♭FGAB♭CD♭E♭FGAB♭CD♭56789

Root notes are filled. The position groups the notes of the scale in one area of the neck, starting from the root on the 6th string.

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1B♭ (B flat)root
2Cmajor second
3D♭ (D flat)minor third
4E♭ (E flat)perfect fourth
5Fperfect fifth
6Gmajor sixth
7Amajor seventh

Steps between notes: W – H – W – W – W – W – H (W = whole step, H = half step)

A variant of the B flat natural minor scale.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. B♭mi
  2. Cmii
  3. D♭augIII+
  4. E♭IV
  5. FV
  6. Gdimvi°
  7. Adimvii°

Other B♭ scales

The same scale in other keys