Bb Melodic Minor Scale
4-string bass · 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 Bb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | B♭m | minor |
| ii | Cm | 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) raises both the 6th and 7th degrees, smoothing out melodic movement. It sits at the heart of modern jazz language: essential on minor-major-7 chords, half-diminished iis, and altered dominants.
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