B natural minor scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the B natural minor scale (1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7) on guitar: B · C# · D · E · F# · G · A.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
B Natural minor
12b345b6b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
B
· Root
2
C#
· Tension
b3
D
· Third
4
E
· Tension
5
F#
· Fifth
b6
G
· Tension
b7
A
· Seventh
Scale sheet
B Natural minorFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Notes in key
B C# D E F# G A
Typical use
Over minor chords, aeolian context.
Natural minor
The natural minor is the major scale's relative minor. It has a dark, melancholic sound and is the reference scale for minor chords in an Aeolian context.
Notes of the B natural minor scale: B · C# · D · E · F# · G · A.