B♭ Melodic Minor - superlocrian mode
Page contents index for Bb Melodic Minor scale in Superlocrian mode.
- Notes and Key Signature
- Scale Formula
- FretBoard
- Positions
- Intervals
- Pentatonic
- Positions For Pentatonic
- Modes
- Relative Scale
- Chords [ + ]
- Chords Shapes
- Chords based on scale degrees
- Chord Progressions [ + ]
- Backcycling
- Key fret frequencies
- Key MIDI numbers
Select a different mode of this scale:
- Melodic minor
- Dorian
- Lydian
- Lydian dominant
- Mixolydian
- Semilocrian
- Superlocrian
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Notes and Key Siganature
Scale notes, degrees and key signature to Bb Melodic Minor in Superlocrian mode.
B♭ Melodic Minor Scale notes and degrees
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ATonic ( io )
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B♭Supertonic ( ii )
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CMediant ( iii )
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D♭Subdominant ( IV+ )
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E♭Dominant ( V )
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FSubmediant ( VI )
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GLeading tone ( viio )
B♭ Melodic Minor Scale Key Signature
B♭ Melodic Minor scale key signature consists of 3 accidental(s) : B♭ D♭ E♭
Notes
Information presented in this and the following sections refer to the ascending form of the melodic scale. The descending form is identical to the natural minor scale with the same tonic.
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Scale formula
B♭ Melodic Minor in Superlocrian mode. Scale formula expressed in terms of (H)alf and (W)hole steps.
- A
- H
- B♭
- W
- C
- H
- D♭
- W
- E♭
- W
- F
- W
- G
- W
- A
| H - (H)alf step (1 note) | W - (W)hole step (2 notes) |
Chromatic scale
Chromatic scale note names for B♭ Melodic Minor scale.
| A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ |
Fretboard
Layout of notes in B♭ Melodic Minor scale on the guitar fretboard.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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| E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ |
| B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ |
| G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ |
| D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ |
| A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ |
| E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ |
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Positions
Fretboard positions for Bb Melodic Minor in Superlocrian mode.
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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| A 1 | B♭ 2 | B | C 4 | D♭ |
| E | F 2 | G♭ | G 4 | A♭ |
| C 1 | D♭ 2 | D | E♭ 4 | E |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
| D | E♭ 2 | E | F 4 | G♭ |
| A 1 | B♭ 2 | B | C 4 | D♭ |
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| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| B♭ 1 | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
| F 1 | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A 4 |
| D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F |
| A♭ | A 2 | B♭ 3 | B | C 4 |
| E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ | G 4 |
| B♭ 1 | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
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| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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| C 1 | D♭ 2 | D | E♭ 4 | E |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
| E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ | G |
| B♭ 1 | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
| F 1 | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A 4 |
| C 1 | D♭ 2 | D | E♭ 4 | E |
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| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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| D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F 4 |
| A♭ | A 2 | B♭ 3 | B | C 4 |
| E | F 2 | G♭ | G 4 | A♭ |
| B | C 2 | D♭ 3 | D | E♭ 4 |
| G♭ | G 2 | A♭ | A 4 | B♭ 4 |
| D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F 4 |
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| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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| E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ | G 4 |
| B♭ 1 | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
| G♭ | G 2 | A♭ | A 4 | B♭ |
| D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F 4 |
| A♭ | A 2 | B♭ 3 | B | C 4 |
| E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ | G 4 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| F 1 | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A 4 |
| C 1 | D♭ 2 | D | E♭ 4 | E |
| A♭ | A 2 | B♭ 3 | B | C |
| E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ | G 4 |
| B♭ 1 | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
| F 1 | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A 4 |
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| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
| D | E♭ 2 | E | F 4 | G♭ |
| B♭ 1 | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
| F 1 | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A 4 |
| C 1 | D♭ 2 | D | E♭ 4 | E |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
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Guitar Finger Names
| 1 - Index | 2 - Middle | 3 - Ring | 4 - Pinky |
Intervals
Intervals between two notes in Bb Melodic Minor scale.
Scale intervals
Intervals for any two of Bb Melodic Minor in Superlocrian mode.
| A | B♭ | C | D♭ | E♭ | F | G | |
| A | U | m2 | m3 | M3 | Dim5 | m6 | m7 |
| B♭ | M7 | U | M2 | m3 | P4 | P5 | M6 |
| C | M6 | m7 | U | m2 | m3 | P4 | P5 |
| D♭ | m6 | M6 | M7 | U | M2 | M3 | Aug4 |
| E♭ | Dim5 | P5 | M6 | m7 | U | M2 | M3 |
| F | M3 | P4 | P5 | m6 | m7 | U | M2 |
| G | M2 | m3 | P4 | Dim5 | m6 | m7 | U |
Interval codes
| U - Unison | O - Octave |
| m2 - minor 2nd | M2 - Major 2nd |
| m3 - minor 3rd | M3 - Major 3rd |
| Aug4 - Augmented 4th | P4 - Perfect 4th |
| Dim5 - Diminished 5th | P5 - Perfect 5th |
| m6 - minor 6th | M6 - Major 6th |
| m7 - minor 7th | M7 - Major 7th |
Finding an interval's name
In order to find interval name between two notes using the tables below:
- a ) choose a note from the the first column of "Scale Intervals" table,
- b ) choose a note from the first row of "Scale Intervals" table,
- c ) find the cell of intersection for the column and the row your chosen notes are in in "Scale Intervals" table,
- d ) read interval code from the cell,
- e ) decode interval code using "Interval Codes" table (optional).
Interval counts
Counts of intervals found in Bb Melodic Minor scale.
| Interval | U | m2 | M2 | m3 | M3 | P4 | Aug4 | Dim5 | P5 | m6 | M6 | m7 | M7 |
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| Count | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
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Pentatonic
Pentatonic for Bb Melodic Minor in Superlocrian mode.
B♭ Melodic Minor pentatonic consists of the following notes: A,C,D♭,E♭,G
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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| E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ |
| B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ |
| G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ |
| D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ |
| A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ |
| E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ |
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Positions for pentatonic
Postions for pentatonic of Bb Melodic Minor in Superlocrian mode.
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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| A 1 | B♭ | B | C 4 | D♭ |
| E | F | G♭ | G 4 | A♭ |
| C 1 | D♭ 2 | D | E♭ 4 | E |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ | B |
| D | E♭ 2 | E | F | G♭ |
| A 1 | B♭ | B | C 4 | D♭ |
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| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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| C 1 | D♭ 2 | D | E♭ 4 | E |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ | B |
| E♭ 1 | E | F | G♭ | G |
| B♭ | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
| F | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A 4 |
| C 1 | D♭ 2 | D | E♭ 4 | E |
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| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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| D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F |
| A♭ | A 2 | B♭ | B | C 4 |
| E | F | G♭ | G 4 | A♭ |
| B | C 2 | D♭ 3 | D | E♭ 4 |
| G♭ | G 2 | A♭ | A 4 | B♭ |
| D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F |
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| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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| E♭ 1 | E | F | G♭ | G 4 |
| B♭ | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
| G♭ | G 2 | A♭ | A 4 | B♭ |
| D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F |
| A♭ | A 2 | B♭ | B | C 4 |
| E♭ 1 | E | F | G♭ | G 4 |
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| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ | B |
| D | E♭ 2 | E | F | G♭ |
| B♭ | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
| F | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A 4 |
| C 1 | D♭ 2 | D | E♭ 4 | E |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ | B |
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Guitar Finger Names
| 1 - Index | 2 - Middle | 3 - Ring | 4 - Pinky |
Modes
Modes of Bb Melodic Minor scale (relative to Superlocrian mode).
| Mode | |||||||
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| harmonic minor | A | B♭ | C | D♭ | E♭ | F | G |
| locrian | B♭ | C | D♭ | E♭ | F | G | A |
| ionian | C | D♭ | E♭ | F | G | A | B♭ |
| dorian | D♭ | E♭ | F | G | A | B♭ | C |
| phrygian dominant | E♭ | F | G | A | B♭ | C | D♭ |
| lydian | F | G | A | B♭ | C | D♭ | E♭ |
| ultralocrian | G | A | B♭ | C | D♭ | E♭ | F |
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Relative Scale
Relative scale to Bb Melodic Minor in Superlocrian mode.
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Scale Chords
Various chords for Bb Melodic Minor scale. Chords in this section are usable with any mode of this scale.
Short name (without a leading note) and number of chords of a given type are given in [] and the () respectively. Major triad names consist of the leading note only, hence no short name is shown for them here.
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Chords Shapes
Chords shapes for chords built on Bb Melodic Minor scale.
Chord shapes with root note on G, D, A or E string.
Root note on G string
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Major Triad e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Minor Triad e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Diminished e 1 B 3 G 4 D A E -
Augmented e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Suspended 2nd e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Suspended 4th e 1 B 4 G 3 D A E
Root note on D string
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Minor Triad e 3 B 2 G 1 D 4 A E -
Augmented e 1 B 3 G 2 D 4 A E -
Major Triad e 2 B 1 G 3 D 4 A E -
Diminished e 3 B 1 G 2 D 4 A E -
Suspended 2nd e 3 B 2 G 1 D 4 A E -
Suspended 4th e 2 B 1 G 4 D 3 A E -
Minor major 7th e 2 B 4 G 3 D 1 A E -
Minor 7th e 1 B 3 G 2 D 4 A E -
Augmented major 7th e 3 B 2 G 4 D 1 A E -
Dominant 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Half-diminished 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Major 6th e 4 B 2 G 3 D 1 A E -
Minor 6th e 3 B 2 G 4 D 1 A E -
Major 9th e 3 B 4 G 1 D 2 A E -
Minor 9th e 3 B 4 G 1 D 2 A E -
Major add9 e 4