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Minor Also known as Jazz Minor

B Melodic Minor

NOTES
B Cā™Æ D E Fā™Æ Gā™Æ Aā™Æ B
SCALE FORMULA
1 ā€“ 2 ā€“ ā™­3 ā€“ 4 ā€“ 5 ā€“ 6 ā€“ 7
ABOUT THIS SCALE

A natural minor scale with raised sixth and seventh degrees. It is especially important in jazz improvisation.

GUITAR FRETBOARD

B Melodic Minor

Standard tuning ā€” E A D G B E ā€” open through fret 24.

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Playback: The scale follows a practical two-octave route across nearby strings and frets. The note currently sounding turns bright white.
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Chord progression ideas

Key of B

Jazz Minor

iMaj7 ā€“ ii7 ā€“ V7 ā€“ iMaj7
BmMaj7 ā†’ Cā™Æm7 ā†’ Fā™Æ7 ā†’ BmMaj7

A jazz-oriented progression that lets the natural sixth and major seventh of melodic minor come through.

Melodic Minor Vamp

iMaj7 ā€“ ii7 ā€“ iMaj7
BmMaj7 ā†’ Cā™Æm7 ā†’ BmMaj7

A compact vamp that keeps the melodic-minor color exposed without moving far from the tonic.