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B♭ Harmonic Minor Scale on Guitar

The B♭ Harmonic Minor scale contains B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, F# and A — 7 notes. Every position is marked across the whole fretboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers, and the tuning of each string can be changed.

  • Root
  • Major 2nd
  • Minor 3rd
  • Perfect 4th
  • Perfect 5th
  • Minor 6th
  • Major 7th
B♭ Harmonic Minor — 7 notes
Degree 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7
Note B♭ C D♭ E♭ F F# A
Interval Root Major 2nd Minor 3rd Perfect 4th Perfect 5th Minor 6th Major 7th

Note names

B♭ Harmonic Minor scale fretboard diagram: every position of B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, F# and A across the guitar neck

Interval numbers

B♭ Harmonic Minor scale fretboard diagram labelled with interval numbers

Modes

Harmonic Minor is not one of the seven major-scale modes.

Triads

i B♭m
ii°
III+ D♭aug
iv E♭m
V F
VI F#
vii°

7th Chords

i B♭mMaj7
iiø Cm7♭5
III+ D♭maj7♯5
iv E♭m7
V F7
VI F#maj7
vii° A°7

Circle of fifths

Circle of fifths — B♭ Harmonic Minor fretonomy.com C G D A E B F# D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F

Smaller scales inside B♭ Harmonic Minor

No scale in the list has fewer notes than this one.

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the B♭ Harmonic Minor scale?

B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, F# and A. That is 7 notes.

Which chords go with the B♭ Harmonic Minor scale?

The triads built from its own notes: B♭m, C°, D♭aug, E♭m, F, F# and A°. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.

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