Bb Minor 6 Scale — Guitar
Bb Minor 6 on guitar: notes Bb, Db, F, G — free scale chart, no sign-up. A minor triad plus the major 6th — a smoother, more melancholic color than a plain minor triad, common in jazz minor.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 1 F (5), fret 3 G (6), fret 6 Bb (root), fret 9 Db (flat 3), fret 13 F (5), fret 15 G (6), fret 18 Bb (root), fret 21 Db (flat 3).
- A string: fret 1 Bb (root), fret 4 Db (flat 3), fret 8 F (5), fret 10 G (6), fret 13 Bb (root), fret 16 Db (flat 3), fret 20 F (5), fret 22 G (6).
- D string: fret 3 F (5), fret 5 G (6), fret 8 Bb (root), fret 11 Db (flat 3), fret 15 F (5), fret 17 G (6), fret 20 Bb (root), fret 23 Db (flat 3).
- G string: fret 0 G (6), fret 3 Bb (root), fret 6 Db (flat 3), fret 10 F (5), fret 12 G (6), fret 15 Bb (root), fret 18 Db (flat 3), fret 22 F (5), fret 24 G (6).
- B string: fret 2 Db (flat 3), fret 6 F (5), fret 8 G (6), fret 11 Bb (root), fret 14 Db (flat 3), fret 18 F (5), fret 20 G (6), fret 23 Bb (root).
- e string: fret 1 F (5), fret 3 G (6), fret 6 Bb (root), fret 9 Db (flat 3), fret 13 F (5), fret 15 G (6), fret 18 Bb (root), fret 21 Db (flat 3).
Notes in the Bb minor 6 scale
The Bb minor 6 scale contains 4 notes: Bb, Db, F, G. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · 5 · 6.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | Bb |
| b3 | Db |
| 5 | F |
| 6 | G |
Bb minor 6 on guitar
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