B Natural Minor scale — Position 1

Open position · Standard tuning

The natural minor scale. Dark, melancholic sound.

EADGBe
Root (B)
Scale tone

Notes in this position

BC#DEF#GA

All 5 positions

B Natural Minor scale position 1 — video lessons

About this position

This diagram shows Position 1 of the B Natural Minor scale — a 5-fret box starting at open position. The notes available in this position are B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A. Root notes (B) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The B Natural Minor scale has 7 notes with intervals 0–2–3–5–7–8–10 semitones.

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