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B minor hexatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, A#, B, C#, D, E at frets 0, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12

A string: A#, B, C#, D, E, F# at frets 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9

D string: D, E, F#, A#, B, C#, D at frets 0, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12

G string: A#, B, C#, D, E, F# at frets 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11

B string: B, C#, D, E, F#, A#, B at frets 0, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12

High E string: E, F#, A#, B, C#, D, E at frets 0, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12

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B minor hexatonic

The minor hexatonic is a six note scale: root, 2nd, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, major 7th. It is harmonic minor with the flat 6th omitted, keeping the dramatic leading tone while removing the scale's most dissonant rub. The result is a clean minor sound with a strong pull home, handy over minor and minor-major 7th chords alike.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

B

I

C♯

II

D

bIII

E

IV

F♯

V

A♯

VII

minor hexatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Hear B minor hexatonic as harmonic minor minus the flat 6th: the drama of the leading tone (A#) without the augmented-2nd gap.
  • Over a minor-major 7th chord, arpeggiate root, bIII (D), V, VII and use the 2nd (C#) and 4th (E) as connecting steps.
  • End phrases VII up to B; with no b6 (G) in the way, the resolution sounds clean rather than exotic.
  • Use it when natural minor feels too soft and harmonic minor too Spanish; six notes split the difference.

How to play B minor hexatonic on guitar

Open B is the root and the D string plus both E strings also fall in the scale, so four of six can ring under a fretted line. Root on the open B string comes free, which lets a phrase hang up there while the left hand stays low. Capo fret 2 and you are playing A minor hexatonic shapes. Three sharps. Fretted roots at the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th cover the neck, so a shift always lands on one.

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