B Melodic Minor (Classical) Mandolin Scale, Chords & Progressions

The B Melodic Minor (Classical) scale on mandolin: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: B C# D E F# G# A#

Notes coming down: B A G F# E D C#

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scales

Scale shapes

4NPS - Sixth Position

E|--0---2---4---6-|
A|--1---2---4---5-|
D|--0---2---4---6-|
G|--1---3---4---6-|

Coming down

E|--0---2---3---5-|
A|--0---2---4---5-|
D|--0---2---4---5-|
G|--2---4---6-----|

4NPS - Seventh Position

E|--2---4---6---7-|
A|--2---4---5---7-|
D|--2---4---6---8-|
G|--3---4---6---7-|

Coming down

E|--2---3---5---7-|
A|--2---4---5---7-|
D|--2---4---5---7-|
G|--4---6---7-----|

4NPS - First Position

E|--4---6---7---9-|
A|--4---5---7---9-|
D|--4---6---8---9-|
G|--4---6---7---9-|

Coming down

E|--3---5---7---9-|
A|--4---5---7---9-|
D|--4---5---7---9-|
G|--4---6---7---9-|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
I	Bm	B D F#	`7 4 5 7`
I	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`9 6 7 9`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`9 11 11 9`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`x 0 1 x`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`x 0 1 2`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`x x 1 2`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`3 0 1 2`
IV	E	E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
IV	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
IV	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 4`
IV	E	E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`6 4 1 2`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`6 4 4 6`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`3 4 4 2`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`3 4 4 6`
VI	G#dim	G# B D	`4 6 5 4`
VI	G#dim	G# B D	`7 6 2 4`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`6 8 7 6`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`9 8 4 6`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`x 0 1 2`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`3 0 1 2`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`3 0 2 2`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`3 0 2 x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 7`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`6 4 4 6`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`3 4 4 2`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`6 4 1 2`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`6 8 9 6`
IV	E7	E G# B D	`4 2 5 4`
IV	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
IV	E7	E G# B D	`7 2 2 7`
IV	E7	E G# B D	`7 2 5 4`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`6 4 7 6`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 4 7 6`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`9 4 4 9`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`9 4 7 6`
VI	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
VI	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`4 0 4 x`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`x 0 4 2`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`3 0 4 2`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`3 0 4 x`
II	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
II	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`4 2 5 4`
III	Dmaj9#5	D F# A# C# E	`x 4 7 6`
III	Dmaj9#5	D F# A# C# E	`6 4 7 6`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`1 0 2 2`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 2 0`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 2 1 2`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 2 1 x`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 4 1 0`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 4 4 0`
VI	G#m9b5	G# B D F# A#	`x 8 11 10`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`3 2 2 x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`4 2 1 4`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`4 2 1 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm	B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 x`
I	Bm	B D F#	`7 4 2 x`
I	Bm	B D F#	`x 4 5 7`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`1 2 4 x`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x 2 4 4`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x 6 4 0`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 x`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`x 0 1 2`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`3 4 5 x`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`x 4 5 6`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`7 8 9 x`
IV	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
IV	E	E G# B	`x 2 2 4`
IV	E	E G# B	`x 6 2 0`
IV	E	E G# B	`4 6 7 x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`3 4 4 x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`6 4 1 x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x 4 4 6`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`6 8 9 x`
VI	G#dim	G# B D	`1 0 2 x`
VI	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 2 4`
VI	G#dim	G# B D	`4 6 5 x`
VI	G#dim	G# B D	`7 6 2 x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`3 2 4 x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`6 2 1 x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 4 6`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 8 4 0`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`x 0 1 2`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`3 0 2 x`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`4 0 1 x`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`4 4 1 x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 11 14 12`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`x 0 4 2`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`3 0 4 x`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`3 4 4 x`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`x 0 4 6`
IV	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 4 7 6`
VI	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
VI	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`1 4 2 x`
VI	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 4 2 4`
VI	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`1 4 5 x`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`1 2 1 x`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 4`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`1 2 4 x`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 4 4`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`4 0 4 x`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`x 0 4 2`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`3 0 4 x`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`3 4 4 x`
II	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
III	Dmaj9#5	D F# A# C# E	`x 4 7 6`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 2 0`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`1 4 2 x`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 2 1 x`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 4 1 4`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 4`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 2 4 x`
VI	G#m9b5	G# B D F# A#	`x 8 11 10`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`3 2 2 x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`4 2 1 x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 4`

Progressions

Crosspicking (Forward)

Chords: Bm – C#m – Daug – E – F# – G#dim – A#dim

E|2-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
A|5-------5-----------5-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|
D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|

E|--------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
A|1-------1-----------1-----------|2-------2-----------2-----------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|--------------------------------|4-----------4-----------4-------|

E|2-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
A|1-------1-----------1-----------|5-------5-----------5-----------|
D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|6-----------6-----------6-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|

E|6-------------------------------|
A|7-------7-----------7-----------|
D|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
G|6-----------6-----------6-------|

Crosspicking (Reverse)

Chords: Bm – C#m – Daug – E – F# – G#dim – A#dim

E|2-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
A|5-----------5-----------5-------|7-----------7-----------7-------|
D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|4-------4-----------4-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

E|--------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
A|1-----------1-----------1-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|--------------------------------|4-------4-----------4-----------|

E|2-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
A|1-----------1-----------1-------|5-----------5-----------5-------|
D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|4-------4-----------4-----------|

E|6-------------------------------|
A|7-----------7-----------7-------|
D|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|

Crosspicking 3-3-2 (Shuffler)

Chords: Bm – C#m – Daug – E – F# – G#dim – A#dim

E|2-------2-----------2-----------|4-------4-----------4-----------|
A|5---5-----------5-----------5---|7---7-----------7-----------7---|
D|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|4-------4-----------4-----------|
A|1---1-----------1-----------1---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|--------------------------------|4-------------------------------|

E|2-------2-----------2-----------|4-------4-----------4-----------|
A|1---1-----------1-----------1---|5---5-----------5-----------5---|
D|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|6-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|

E|6-------6-----------6-----------|
A|7---7-----------7-----------7---|
D|8-----------8-----------8-------|
G|6-------------------------------|

Crosspicking (McReynolds 3-1-2)

Chords: Bm – C#m – Daug – E – F# – G#dim – A#dim

E|2---2-----------2-----------2---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
A|5-------5-----------5-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|
D|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
A|1-------1-----------1-----------|2-------2-----------2-----------|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|--------------------------------|4-------------------------------|

E|2---2-----------2-----------2---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
A|1-------1-----------1-----------|5-------5-----------5-----------|
D|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|6-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|

E|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
A|7-------7-----------7-----------|
D|8-----------8-----------8-------|
G|6-------------------------------|

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