Bb Harmonic Minor Scale — Guitar
Bb Harmonic Minor on guitar: notes Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, A — free scale chart, no sign-up. Natural minor with a raised 7th, closing the gap to the octave with a distinctive step-and-a-half between b6 and 7 — common in classical, metal, and Middle Eastern-leaning styles.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 1 F (5), fret 2 Gb (flat 6), fret 5 A (7), fret 6 Bb (root), fret 8 C (2), fret 9 Db (flat 3), fret 11 Eb (4), fret 13 F (5), fret 14 Gb (flat 6), fret 17 A (7), fret 18 Bb (root), fret 20 C (2), fret 21 Db (flat 3), fret 23 Eb (4).
- A string: fret 0 A (7), fret 1 Bb (root), fret 3 C (2), fret 4 Db (flat 3), fret 6 Eb (4), fret 8 F (5), fret 9 Gb (flat 6), fret 12 A (7), fret 13 Bb (root), fret 15 C (2), fret 16 Db (flat 3), fret 18 Eb (4), fret 20 F (5), fret 21 Gb (flat 6), fret 24 A (7).
- D string: fret 1 Eb (4), fret 3 F (5), fret 4 Gb (flat 6), fret 7 A (7), fret 8 Bb (root), fret 10 C (2), fret 11 Db (flat 3), fret 13 Eb (4), fret 15 F (5), fret 16 Gb (flat 6), fret 19 A (7), fret 20 Bb (root), fret 22 C (2), fret 23 Db (flat 3).
- G string: fret 2 A (7), fret 3 Bb (root), fret 5 C (2), fret 6 Db (flat 3), fret 8 Eb (4), fret 10 F (5), fret 11 Gb (flat 6), fret 14 A (7), fret 15 Bb (root), fret 17 C (2), fret 18 Db (flat 3), fret 20 Eb (4), fret 22 F (5), fret 23 Gb (flat 6).
- B string: fret 1 C (2), fret 2 Db (flat 3), fret 4 Eb (4), fret 6 F (5), fret 7 Gb (flat 6), fret 10 A (7), fret 11 Bb (root), fret 13 C (2), fret 14 Db (flat 3), fret 16 Eb (4), fret 18 F (5), fret 19 Gb (flat 6), fret 22 A (7), fret 23 Bb (root).
- e string: fret 1 F (5), fret 2 Gb (flat 6), fret 5 A (7), fret 6 Bb (root), fret 8 C (2), fret 9 Db (flat 3), fret 11 Eb (4), fret 13 F (5), fret 14 Gb (flat 6), fret 17 A (7), fret 18 Bb (root), fret 20 C (2), fret 21 Db (flat 3), fret 23 Eb (4).
Notes in the Bb harmonic minor scale
The Bb harmonic minor scale contains 7 notes: Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, A. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · 7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | Bb |
| 2 | C |
| b3 | Db |
| 4 | Eb |
| 5 | F |
| b6 | Gb |
| 7 | A |
Bb harmonic minor on guitar
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