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B Harmonic Minor Scale on Guitar

The B Harmonic Minor scale contains B, D♭, D, E, F#, G and B♭ — 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 D♭ D E F# G B♭
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, D♭, D, E, F#, G and B♭ 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 Bm
ii° D♭°
III+ Daug
iv Em
V F#
VI G
vii° B♭°

7th Chords

i BmMaj7
iiø D♭m7♭5
III+ Dmaj7♯5
iv Em7
V F#7
VI Gmaj7
vii° B♭°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, D♭, D, E, F#, G and B♭. That is 7 notes.

Which chords go with the B Harmonic Minor scale?

The triads built from its own notes: Bm, D♭°, Daug, Em, F#, G and B♭°. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.

Practice this on your own guitar

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