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Guitar scale companion

B Harmonic Minor Scale

Learn the B Harmonic Minor scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

1B2C#b3D4E5F#b6G7A#

Full fretboard map

Every B Harmonic Minor Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive
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CAGED

Five B Harmonic Minor positions

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

A shape

B Harmonic Minor is anchored to the selected-root A chord position.

B Harmonic Minor A shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the A shape.EADGBe12345751425b67b3b6251b64
A shape tab (1-5)
e |----2--3------|
B |----2--3-----5|
G |-------3--4---|
D |----2-----4--5|
A |-1--2-----4---|
E |----2--3------|

G shape

B Harmonic Minor is anchored to the selected-root G chord position.

B Harmonic Minor G shape positionFrets 3 through 7 for the G shape.EADGBe34567b67b3b6251b3b647271451
G shape tab (3-7)
e |-3--------6--7|
B |-3-----5-----7|
G |-3--4-----6---|
D |----4--5------|
A |----4--5-----7|
E |-3--------6--7|

E shape

B Harmonic Minor is anchored to the selected-root E chord position.

B Harmonic Minor E shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the E shape.EADGBe67891072714b3517b625142b6
E shape tab (6-10)
e |-6--7-----9---|
B |----7--8------|
G |-6--7-----9---|
D |-------8--9---|
A |----7-----9-10|
E |-6--7-----9---|

D shape

B Harmonic Minor is anchored to the selected-root D chord position.

B Harmonic Minor D shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the D shape.EADGBe891011127b625142b3b6b32574b614
D shape tab (8-12)
e |----9-10----12|
B |-8-------11-12|
G |----9----11-12|
D |-8--9----11---|
A |----9-10------|
E |----9-10----12|

C shape

B Harmonic Minor is anchored to the selected-root C chord position.

B Harmonic Minor C shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the C shape.EADGBe11121314152574b3b614751425
C shape tab (11-15)
e |---12----14---|
B |11-12----14---|
G |11-12---------|
D |11-12----14---|
A |------13-14---|
E |---12----14---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootB
2M2C#
b3m3D
4P4E
5P5F#
b6m6G
7M7A#

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
iBmMaj7Minor Major 7
iiøC#m7b5Half-Diminished
bIII+D+maj7Augmented Major 7
ivEm7Minor 7th
VF#7Dominant 7th
bVIGmaj7Major 7th
vii°A#dim7Diminished 7th
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