B Melodic Minor Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
B
C♯
D
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
Solfège : Si – Do♯ – Ré – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La♯
Interval Structure
B
T
C♯
½T
D
T
E
T
F♯
T
G♯
T
A♯
→
B+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in B) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Bm | minor |
| ii | C♯m | minor |
| III+ | D+ | augmented |
| IV | E | Major |
| V | F♯ | Major |
| vi° | G♯° | diminished |
| vii° | A♯° | diminished |
About this scale
The melodic minor scale (ascending form) is essential in jazz guitar. It generates the altered, Lydian dominant, and Locrian #2 scales through simple rotation. Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern — all exploit its colors on minor ii-V-I progressions. Its natural 6th and 7th degrees allow very fluid melodic lines over minMaj7 chords.
See fretboard positions for B Melodic Minor on guitar in the interactive app.
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