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B minor #7M pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

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

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

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

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

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

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

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B minor #7M pentatonic

The minor #7 pentatonic is the minor pentatonic with its flat 7th raised to a major 7th: root, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, major 7th. It outlines a minor-major 7th chord, the brooding James Bond sonority, and gives melodic or harmonic minor color inside a comfortable pentatonic grip. The half step from 7 up to the root is the whole drama.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

B

I

D

bIII

E

IV

F♯

V

A♯

VII

minor #7M pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Minor pentatonic with the b7 (A) raised to a major 7th: every box you know works, with one fret moved.
  • It outlines a m(maj7) chord: the James Bond sonority in five notes over a B minor vamp.
  • Let the VII to root half step end phrases; that is the drama the raised note buys.
  • Alternate it with regular B minor pentatonic: shifting the 7th back and forth animates a static minor groove.

How to play B minor #7M pentatonic on guitar

Open B doubles the root while open D adds a minor third and each E string a perfect fourth, so four strings ring in key untouched. Box 1 lands at fret 7. A capo at fret 2 turns the fingering into the A version, which means one shape serves two keys. Roots also sit at fret 4 on the G and fret 0 on the B, so open playing stays live alongside the box.

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