B Natural Minor scale
The natural minor scale. Dark, melancholic sound.
7 notes · Standard tuning
Root (B)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
B
R
C#
2
D
♭3
E
4
F#
5
G
♭6
A
♭7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the B Natural Minor scale across the neck.
Natural Minor in other keys
About the B Natural Minor scale
The B Natural Minor scale contains the notes B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A. It is a 7-note scale with intervals: R – 2 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭6 – ♭7. The diagram above shows all positions of the B Natural Minor scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (B); outlined dots are other scale tones.