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Guitar scale companion

B Melodic Minor Scale

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

1B2C#b3D4E5F#6G#7A#

Full fretboard map

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

Interactive
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CAGED

Five B Melodic Minor positions

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

A shape

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

B Melodic Minor A shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the A shape.EADGBe1234576514257b3625164
A shape tab (1-5)
e |----2-----4---|
B |----2--3-----5|
G |-1-----3--4---|
D |----2-----4---|
A |-1--2-----4---|
E |----2-----4---|

G shape

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

B Melodic Minor G shape positionFrets 3 through 7 for the G shape.EADGBe345677b362516b3476271451
G shape tab (3-7)
e |----4-----6--7|
B |-3-----5-----7|
G |-3--4-----6---|
D |----4-----6---|
A |----4--5-----7|
E |----4-----6--7|

E shape

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

B Melodic Minor E shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the E shape.EADGBe678910762714b3517251462
E shape tab (6-10)
e |-6--7-----9---|
B |----7-----9---|
G |-6--7-----9---|
D |-6-----8--9---|
A |----7-----9---|
E |-6--7-----9---|

D shape

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

B Melodic Minor D shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the D shape.EADGBe891011127251462b3b36257414
D shape tab (8-12)
e |----9-10----12|
B |----9----11-12|
G |----9----11---|
D |-8--9----11---|
A |----9----11---|
E |----9-10----12|

C shape

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

B Melodic Minor C shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the C shape.EADGBe111213141562574b3147651425
C shape tab (11-15)
e |---12----14---|
B |11-12----14---|
G |11----13------|
D |11-12----14---|
A |11----13-14---|
E |---12----14---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootB
2M2C#
b3m3D
4P4E
5P5F#
6M6G#
7M7A#

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
iBmMaj7Minor Major 7
iiC#m7Minor 7th
bIII+D+maj7Augmented Major 7
IVE7Dominant 7th
VF#7Dominant 7th
viøG#m7b5Half-Diminished
viiøA#m7b5Half-Diminished
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