Bb harmonic minor scale
It has 7 notes: Bb C Db Eb F Gb A. Formula: 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7.
| Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | Bb | C | Db | Eb | F | Gb | A |
Patterns
Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 1 (5), 2 (b6)
- B: 1 (2), 2 (b3), 4 (4)
- G: 2 (7), 3 (1)
- D: 1 (4), 3 (5), 4 (b6)
- A: 0 (7), 1 (1), 3 (2), 4 (b3)
- E: 1 (5), 2 (b6)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 2 (b6), 5 (7), 6 (1)
- B: 2 (b3), 4 (4), 6 (5)
- G: 2 (7), 3 (1), 5 (2)
- D: 3 (5), 4 (b6)
- A: 3 (2), 4 (b3), 6 (4)
- E: 2 (b6), 5 (7), 6 (1)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 5 (7), 6 (1), 8 (2), 9 (b3)
- B: 6 (5), 7 (b6)
- G: 5 (2), 6 (b3), 8 (4)
- D: 7 (7), 8 (1)
- A: 6 (4), 8 (5), 9 (b6)
- E: 5 (7), 6 (1), 8 (2), 9 (b3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 8 (2), 9 (b3), 11 (4)
- B: 7 (b6), 10 (7), 11 (1)
- G: 6 (b3), 8 (4), 10 (5)
- D: 7 (7), 8 (1), 10 (2)
- A: 6 (4), 8 (5), 9 (b6)
- E: 6 (1), 8 (2), 9 (b3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 8 (2), 9 (b3), 11 (4)
- B: 7 (b6), 10 (7), 11 (1)
- G: 8 (4), 10 (5)
- D: 7 (7), 8 (1), 10 (2), 11 (b3)
- A: 8 (5), 9 (b6)
- E: 8 (2), 9 (b3), 11 (4)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 9 (b3), 11 (4), 13 (5)
- B: 10 (7), 11 (1), 13 (2)
- G: 10 (5), 11 (b6)
- D: 10 (2), 11 (b3), 13 (4)
- A: 9 (b6), 12 (7), 13 (1)
- E: 9 (b3), 11 (4), 13 (5)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.