Tuning-specific scale diagram

B Harmonic Minor Scale in Drop C# Tuning

B Harmonic Minor Scale in Drop C# Tuning shows the same b harmonic minor scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned C# G# C# F# A# D#. The tuning changes where the same pitch classes sit across the fretboard.

Scale notes: B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A#
Formula: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7
Semitones: 0 2 3 5 7 8 11
Tuning: C# G# C# F# A# D#
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C#2 to D#4
24-fret range: C#2 to D#6

Open strings and root positions

4 of the 6 open strings belong to B Harmonic Minor Scale: string 6 C# (2), string 4 C# (2), string 3 F# (5), and string 2 A# (7). None of those open-string tones is the B root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6C#2

String 4C#2

String 3F#5

String 2A#7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 10

String 5Fret 3

String 4Fret 10

String 3Fret 5

String 2Fret 1

String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C# string, the first-octave scale pattern falls at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10, with the B root at fret 10. On the highest D# string, the first B is at fret 8.

OpenC#2

Fret 1Db3

Fret 3E4

Fret 5F#5

Fret 6Gb6

Fret 9A#7

Fret 10B1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play B Harmonic Minor Scale on the low C# string at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets C# on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest B root and two other scale tones.
Connect the B root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 10, 3, 10, 5, 1, and 8, adding the nearest scale tone between each pair of roots.