B melodic minor scale

4 sharps: C♯ F♯ G♯ A♯ · pattern W–H–W–W–W–W–H

B – C♯ – D – E – F♯ – G♯ – A♯

Step patternWHWWWWH

Chords in B melodic minor

iBm

iiC♯m

III+Daug

IVE

VF♯

vi°G♯dim

vii°A♯dim

Scale degrees

Degree	Note	Name	Half steps from B
1	B	Tonic	0
2	C♯	Supertonic	2
3	D	Mediant	3
4	E	Subdominant	5
5	F♯	Dominant	7
6	G♯	Submediant	9
7	A♯	Leading tone	11

About this scale

Melodic minor raises the 6th and 7th (G♯ and A♯) to smooth out the leap in harmonic minor. Classical players use it ascending and return to natural minor descending; in jazz it’s used both ways and is the source of many modern chord colours.

Seventh chords in B melodic minor scale

i(maj7) Bm(maj7)ii7 C♯m7III+7 Dmaj7♯5IV7 E7V7 F♯7viø7 G♯m7♭5viiø7 A♯m7♭5

Other B scales

B major B natural minor B harmonic minor B major pentatonic B minor pentatonic B blues B Dorian B Mixolydian

Melodic minor scale in other keys

C C♯D E♭E F F♯G A♭A B♭

Questions

What are the notes of the B melodic minor scale?

B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, and back to B.

How many sharps or flats are in B melodic minor scale?

4: C♯, F♯, G♯, A♯.

What is the step pattern of the melodic minor scale?

W–H–W–W–W–W–H, where W is a whole step (two keys) and H is a half step (the next key). Start that pattern on B to get this scale.