Guitar scale companion

Bb Natural Minor Scale

Learn the Bb Natural Minor scale (aeolian) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

1Bb2Cb3Db4Eb5Fb6Gbb7Ab

Full fretboard map

Every Bb Natural Minor Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

CAGED

These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck.

Bb Natural Minor (Aeolian) inherits the C window from C# Major (Ionian) while Bb remains the displayed root.

C shape tab (1-5)
e |-1--2-----4---|
B |-1--2-----4---|
G |-1-----3------|
D |-1-----3--4---|
A |-1-----3--4---|
E |-1--2-----4---|

Bb Natural Minor (Aeolian) inherits the A window from C# Major (Ionian) while Bb remains the displayed root.

A shape tab (3-7)
e |----4-----6---|
B |----4-----6--7|
G |-3-----5--6---|
D |-3--4-----6---|
A |-3--4-----6---|
E |----4-----6---|

Bb Natural Minor (Aeolian) inherits the G window from C# Major (Ionian) while Bb remains the displayed root.

G shape tab (5-9)
e |----6-----8--9|
B |----6--7-----9|
G |-5--6-----8---|
D |----6-----8---|
A |----6-----8--9|
E |----6-----8--9|

Bb Natural Minor (Aeolian) inherits the E window from C# Major (Ionian) while Bb remains the displayed root.

E shape tab (8-12)
e |-8--9----11---|
B |----9----11---|
G |-8----10-11---|
D |-8----10-11---|
A |-8--9----11---|
E |-8--9----11---|

Bb Natural Minor (Aeolian) inherits the D window from C# Major (Ionian) while Bb remains the displayed root.

D shape tab (10-14)
e |---11----13-14|
B |---11----13-14|
G |10-11----13---|
D |10-11----13---|
A |---11----13---|
E |---11----13-14|