SCALE REFERENCE

Bb Minor scale

Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab

Bb minor contains the notes Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab. Its intervals from the root are 0, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 semitones.

Root
Bb
Quality
minor
Notes
7
Intervals
0 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 8 · 10

Notes and intervals

Intervals are measured from Bb. The step to the next tone shows the scale’s spacing; the final step returns to the root one octave higher.

NoteInterval from rootSemitonesStep to next tone
BbRoot02 semitones
CMajor 2nd21 semitones
DbMinor 3rd32 semitones
EbPerfect 4th52 semitones
FPerfect 5th71 semitones
GbMinor 6th82 semitones
AbMinor 7th102 semitones

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Bb Minor on the fretboard

Find each scale tone in a catalog tuning. Filled notes marked R are roots; outlined notes are other tones. Open strings are fret 0.

6-String Guitar referenceStandard tuning and this scale

6-String Guitar · Standard · Frets 0–12 · All scale tones

Bb Minor in Standard on 6-String GuitarPhysical string order is preserved, with the first catalog string at the bottom. Read exact frets and pitches in the table below. Roots carry an R marker.0123456789101112E2A2D3G3B3E4String 1, fret 1: F2FString 1, fret 2: Gb2GbString 1, fret 4: Ab2AbString 1, fret 6: Bb2, rootBbRString 1, fret 8: C3CString 1, fret 9: Db3DbString 1, fret 11: Eb3EbString 2, fret 1: Bb2, rootBbRString 2, fret 3: C3CString 2, fret 4: Db3DbString 2, fret 6: Eb3EbString 2, fret 8: F3FString 2, fret 9: Gb3GbString 2, fret 11: Ab3AbString 3, fret 1: Eb3EbString 3, fret 3: F3FString 3, fret 4: Gb3GbString 3, fret 6: Ab3AbString 3, fret 8: Bb3, rootBbRString 3, fret 10: C4CString 3, fret 11: Db4DbString 4, fret 1: Ab3AbString 4, fret 3: Bb3, rootBbRString 4, fret 5: C4CString 4, fret 6: Db4DbString 4, fret 8: Eb4EbString 4, fret 10: F4FString 4, fret 11: Gb4GbString 5, fret 1: C4CString 5, fret 2: Db4DbString 5, fret 4: Eb4EbString 5, fret 6: F4FString 5, fret 7: Gb4GbString 5, fret 9: Ab4AbString 5, fret 11: Bb4, rootBbRString 6, fret 1: F4FString 6, fret 2: Gb4GbString 6, fret 4: Ab4AbString 6, fret 6: Bb4, rootBbRString 6, fret 8: C5CString 6, fret 9: Db5DbString 6, fret 11: Eb5Eb

Notes-per-string views select the first matching scale tones on each string at or above the starting fret, within a 12-fret window. These are position studies: crossing strings can repeat or skip pitches. They are not guaranteed continuous ascending runs or finger assignments. Four-note layouts can require stretches or position shifts.

Fret positions and pitches · first catalog string to last
Open stringFretsNotes with octaves
1 · E21 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 9 · 11F2 · Gb2 · Ab2 · Bb2 · C3 · Db3 · Eb3
2 · A21 · 3 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 9 · 11Bb2 · C3 · Db3 · Eb3 · F3 · Gb3 · Ab3
3 · D31 · 3 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 10 · 11Eb3 · F3 · Gb3 · Ab3 · Bb3 · C4 · Db4
4 · G31 · 3 · 5 · 6 · 8 · 10 · 11Ab3 · Bb3 · C4 · Db4 · Eb4 · F4 · Gb4
5 · B31 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 7 · 9 · 11C4 · Db4 · Eb4 · F4 · Gb4 · Ab4 · Bb4
6 · E41 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 9 · 11F4 · Gb4 · Ab4 · Bb4 · C5 · Db5 · Eb5

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Related scales: shared root or the same notes

C# MajorBb MajorBb Major pentatonicBb Minor pentatonic

Tunings whose open strings belong to this scale

Drop C#Half Step DownDrop G#Half Step Down (7-String)Drop D#F Standard

Major and minor chords in this scale

C# MajorEb MinorF MinorF# MajorAb MajorBb Minor

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