B Melodic Minor
B Melodic Minor scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The B Melodic Minor displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes in darker shade. The one-octave pattern starts on the 4th string, 7th fret.
B Melodic Minor one octave

B Melodic Minor full fretboard

B Melodic Minor with note names

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 |
6 | G# | Sixth | Submediant |
7 | A# | Major seventh | Subtonic |
The B Melodic Minor consists of seven notes. It can be described in steps as a formula of distances written as whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, whole step, step from the root to the next root note.
It is identical with B Natural Minor apart from the sixth and major seventh intervals.
B Melodic Minor scale starting from E-string:

B Melodic Minor scale starting from A-string:

The numbers above the tablatures are suggested fingerings.