How to play the Bb Harmonic Minor guitar scale

The Bb Harmonic Minor scale is a harmonic minor scale which means it has the following definition:

R 2 b3 4 5 b6 7

The Harmonic Minor scale has the same notes as the natural minor scale except that the 7th degree is a semitone higher. This means you can build the harmonic minor scale from the major scale by lowering the 3rd and 6th degrees. The 7th degree is only a semitone below the tonic or root note and acts as a leading tone to the tonic, creating a stronger harmonic pull to the root when compared to the natural minor scale.

Which notes are in the Bb Harmonic Minor guitar scale?

The notes in the Bb Harmonic Minor scale are:

Bb C Db Eb F Gb A Bb

There are 7 notes in the scale with 4 flats and no sharps.

What are the intervals in the Bb Harmonic Minor Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the Bb Harmonic Minor guitar scale is R 2 b3 4 5 b6 7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:

2 1 2 2 1 3 1

You can also write this as note intervals:

Tone Semitone Tone Tone Semitone Tone and a half Semitone

The Bb Harmonic Minor Guitar Scale on the fretboard

Let's take a look at Bb Harmonic Minor on the guitar fretboard. Here is the scale across the entire fretboard:

Bb Harmonic Minor Guitar Scale Recap

Here is a quick recap of all the information about the Bb Harmonic Minor covered in this page:

• The Bb Harmonic Minor Scale is a harmonic minor scale.

• The definition of the Bb Harmonic Minor scale is: R 2 b3 4 5 b6 7

• The notes in the Bb Harmonic Minor guitar scale are: Bb C Db Eb F Gb A Bb

• The interval formula for the Bb Harmonic Minor scale is: 2 1 2 2 1 3 1

• The note intervals in the Bb Harmonic Minor scale are: Tone Semitone Tone Tone Semitone Tone and a half Semitone