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B Jazz Minor scale

About the B Jazz Minor scale

B Jazz Minor is the ascending melodic minor treated as one scale, a jazz staple. It's used for jazz improvisation and modern minor writing.

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Chords in the key of B Jazz Minor

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i B minor
7fr 9fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

ii C sharp minor
4fr 6fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

III+ D augmented
3fr 7fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

IV E
2fr 4fr 7fr

(1st inversion)

V F sharp
4fr 6fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

vi° G sharp diminished
6fr 9fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

vii° A sharp diminished
4fr 8fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

Seventh chords in B Jazz Minor

The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.

i B minor major seven
7fr 9fr

ii C sharp minor seven
4fr 5fr 9fr 11fr

III+ D major seven sharp five
2fr 5fr 9fr

IV E seven
5fr 7fr 9fr

V F sharp seven
4fr 7fr 9fr

vi° G sharp minor seven flat five
6fr 11fr

vii° A sharp minor seven flat five
5fr 8fr

Progressions in B Jazz Minor

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i Isus4
i IV
i V
V i
ii IV V

Notes and intervals

1 B Root
2 C sharp Major 2nd
3 D Minor 3rd
4 E Perfect 4th
5 F sharp Perfect 5th
6 G sharp Major 6th
7 A sharp Major 7th

Shapes

Chromatic

C C♯ D♭ D D♯ E♭ E F F♯ G♭ G G♯ A♭ A A♯ B♭ B

Circle of Fifths

C G D A E B F♯ G♭ C♯ D♭ G♯ A♭ D♯ E♭ A♯ B♭ F

Related scales

Jazz Minor in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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