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B melodic minor scale for guitar

Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the B melodic minor scale (1 2 b3 4 5 6 7) on guitar: B · C# · D · E · F# · G# · A#.

Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
B Melodic minor
12b34567
E
B
G
D
A
E
EF#G#A#BC#DEF#BC#DEF#G#A#BC#DG#A#BC#DEF#G#A#DEF#G#A#BC#DEA#BC#DEF#G#A#BEF#G#A#BC#DEF#35791512
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Legend

1
B
· Root
2
C#
· Tension
b3
D
· Third
4
E
· Tension
5
F#
· Fifth
6
G#
· characteristic note
7
A#
· characteristic note

Scale sheet

B Melodic minor
Formula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 6 7
Notes in key
B C# D E F# G# A#
Typical use
Jazz minor; over m(maj7).

Melodic minor

The melodic minor (jazz version) is a natural minor with the sixth and seventh degrees raised, removing the harmonic minor's augmented second. It's the reference scale over m(maj7) chords and in many modern jazz minor-key progressions.

Notes of the B melodic minor scale: B · C# · D · E · F# · G# · A#.