B♭ Melodic Minor Scale

Jazz Scale

start by assigning your fingers to the tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth frets
on the fifth string play a B flat on the thirteenth fret using your fourth finger
on the fourth string play a C on the tenth fret using your first finger, a D flat on the eleventh fret using your second finger and an E flat on the thirteenth fret using your fourth finger
on the third string play an F on the tenth fret using your first finger and a G on the twelfth fret using your third finger
on the second string play an A on the tenth fret using your first finger and a B flat on the eleventh fret using your second finger

B♭ Melodic MinorCAGED Scale Shapes

C Shape

A Shape

G Shape

E Shape

D Shape

Recommended Chords for a B♭ Melodic Minor Scale

	Chord	Shared Notes
	B♭ Minor Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F
	B♭ Minor 6th Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, G
	B♭ Minor 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, G, C
	B♭ Minor 9th, Major 7th Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, A, C
	B♭ Suspended Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F
	B♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	B♭, C, F
	B♭ Minor, Major 7th Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, A
	B♭ Minor (add9) Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, C
	C Suspended Guitar Chord	C, F, G
	D♭ Augmented Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A
	E♭ Added 9th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, F
	E♭ 6th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, C
	E♭ 7th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, D♭
	E♭ Major Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭
	E♭ 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, C, F
	E♭ 9th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, D♭, F
	E♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	E♭, F, B♭
	E♭ 13th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, D♭, F, C
	F Suspended Guitar Chord	F, B♭, C
	F Major Guitar Chord	F, A, C
	F Augmented Guitar Chord	F, A, D♭
	F 7th Sus4 Guitar Chord	F, B♭, C, E♭
	F 11th Guitar Chord	F, A, C, E♭, G, B♭
	F Added 9th Guitar Chord	F, A, C, G
	F 7th Guitar Chord	F, A, C, E♭
	F 9th Guitar Chord	F, A, C, E♭, G
	F 9th Sus4 Guitar Chord	F, B♭, C, E♭, G
	F Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	F, G, C

Melodic minor scale

The distinctive sound of the harmonic minor scale comes from the augmented second between its sixth and seventh scale degrees. While some composers have used this interval to advantage in melodic composition, others felt it to be an awkward leap, particularly in vocal music, and preferred a whole step between these scale degrees for smooth melody writing. To eliminate the augmented second, these composers either raised the sixth degree by a semitone or lowered the seventh by a semitone. The melodic minor scale is formed by using both of these solutions. In particular, the raised sixth appears in the ascending form of the scale, while the lowered seventh appears in the descending form of the scale.

B♭ Melodic Minor Scale

Jazz Scale

B♭ Melodic MinorCAGED Scale Shapes

Recommended Chords for a B♭ Melodic Minor Scale

Notes in a B♭ Melodic Minor Scale

Melodic minor scale