B♭ melodic minor scale
B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A·Tap a note to hear it
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F
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A
B♭
C
E♭
F
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
F
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A
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Scale guide
The B♭ melodic minor scale
Melodic minor is natural minor with a raised 6th and 7th, or a major scale with a flat 3rd. Jazz players use its modes over altered and half-diminished chords.
- Notes
- B♭CD♭E♭FGA
- Formula
- 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7
- Steps
- W H W W W W H
- W is two frets, H is one fret
Chords in B♭ melodic minor
Built from the notes of the scale, so the B♭ melodic minor scale works over all of them.