B Minor scale
B Minor scale for guitar.
The B Minor is a seven-note scale, also called Natural B Minor. Colored circles mark the tones in the diagram, with darker color highlighting the root notes. The root notes are always B tones. In the two-octave pattern, the first root note is on the 6th string, 7th fret.
Bm
2 octaves
Notes: B - C# - D - E - F# - G - A
Intervals: 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2
Type: Septonic
The scale displayed with its numeric formula and scale degrees.
| Formula | Notes | Intervals | Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Unison | Tonic |
| 2 | C# | Major second | Supertonic |
| b3 | D | Minor third | Mediant |
| 4 | E | Perfect fourth | Subdominant |
| 5 | F# | Perfect fifth | Dominant |
| b6 | G | Minor sixth | Submediant |
| b7 | A | Minor seventh | Subtonic |
The main chords that are related to this scale are the following:
- Bm
- C#dim
- D
- Em
- F#m
- G
- A
The tones in these chords corresponds to the tones of the B Minor scale.
The B Minor scale consist of seven notes. These can be described as intervals, as semi-notes or steps on the guitar fingerboard, written as 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 from the first note to the next octave.
The B Minor is relative to D Major. Both scales include the same notes but their tonal center differ.
The B Minor is identical with the B Aeolian mode.