B

Minor Variants Scale

B Melodic Minor

Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.

Notes in B Melodic Minor

B1
C#2
D3
E4
F#5
G#6
A#7
B8

Chords in B Melodic Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iBmB – D – F#minor
iiC#mC# – E – G#minor
IIID+D – F# – A#augmented
IVEE – G# – Bmajor
VF#F# – A# – C#major
viG#°G# – B – Ddiminished
viiA#°A# – C# – Ediminished

Other Scales in B

MajorB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#Natural MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G, AHarmonic MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G, A#DorianB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, APhrygianB, C, D, E, F#, G, ALydianB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#MixolydianB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, ALocrianB, C, D, E, F, G, AMajor PentatonicB, C#, D#, F#, G#Minor PentatonicB, D, E, F#, ABluesB, D, E, F, F#, AWhole ToneB, C#, D#, F, G, ADiminished (H-W)B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, ADiminished (W-H)B, C#, D, E, F, G, G#, A#Phrygian DominantB, C, D#, E, F#, G, AHungarian MinorB, C#, D, F, F#, G, A#Lydian DominantB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A

Melodic Minor in All 12 Keys

CC D D# F G A BC#D♭Db Eb E Gb Ab Bb CDD E F G A B C#D#E♭Eb F Gb Ab Bb C DEE F# G A B C# D#FF G Ab Bb C D EF#G♭F# G# A B C# D# FGG A A# C D E F#G#A♭Ab Bb B Db Eb F GAA B C D E F# G#A#B♭Bb C Db Eb F G ABB C# D E F# G# A#

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Melodic Minor scale by ear →Play B Melodic MinorHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in B Melodic Minor

The B melodic minor scale contains the notes B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A#. Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.

The diatonic chords in B melodic minor are Bm (i), C#m (ii), D+ (III), E (IV), F# (V), G#° (vi), A#° (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the B melodic minor scale.

To develop your ear for the B melodic minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.