B♭ Melodic Minor Scale
The B♭ Melodic Minor scale contains 7 notes: B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G, A.
B♭ Melodic Minor scale on the piano
Key facts
- Scale type
- Melodic Minor
- Number of notes
- 7
- Formula
- W–H–W–W–W–W–H
What is the Melodic Minor scale?
Melodic minor is the natural minor scale with both the sixth and seventh raised. It smooths out the wide leap of harmonic minor while keeping the strong leading tone. Classical practice lowers both notes again on the way down; jazz keeps the ascending form throughout.
B♭ Melodic Minor is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of B♭ Melodic Minor
| Degree | Note | Interval | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B♭ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | C | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | D♭ | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | E♭ | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | F | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | G | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | A | M7 | 11 |
Chords in B♭ Melodic Minor
These are the triads built on each degree of B♭ Melodic Minor using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on B♭
Every scale type that starts on B♭, for comparison.
- B♭ major
- B♭ Dorian
- B♭ Phrygian
- B♭ Lydian
- B♭ Mixolydian
- B♭ Locrian
- B♭ Harmonic Minor
- B♭ Harmonic Major
- B♭ Hungarian Minor
- B♭ Phrygian Dominant
- B♭ Lydian Dominant
- B♭ Major Pentatonic
- B♭ Minor Pentatonic
- B♭ Blues
- B♭ Whole Tone
- B♭ Chromatic
- B♭ Half-Whole Diminished
- B♭ Whole-Half Diminished
- B♭ Bebop Dominant
- B♭ Bebop Major
Melodic Minor in every key
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the B♭ Melodic Minor scale?
The B♭ Melodic Minor scale has 7 notes: B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G, A.
What is the formula for the B♭ Melodic Minor scale?
The B♭ Melodic Minor scale follows the step pattern W–H–W–W–W–W–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
What chords are in the B♭ Melodic Minor scale?
The triads built from the B♭ Melodic Minor scale are B♭m, Cm, D♭aug, E♭, F, Gdim, Adim.
