B♭ melodic minor
A♯ and B♭ are the same pitch. This scale is written as B♭ melodic minor because that spelling needs fewer accidentals than A♯ melodic minor.
- Notes
- B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A
- Degrees
- 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7
- Intervals in semitones
- 0 2 3 5 7 9 11
On the fretboard
About this scale
Major with a lowered 3rd. This is the ascending form of melodic minor and the form used in jazz.