Scale · Advanced scales

A# harmonic minor

Minor with a raised seventh. The step and a half before the root gives it that eastern colour and pulls hard toward home.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

Instrument

Tuning

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A# harmonic minor scale on the Guitar neck55 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FF#AA#CC#D#FF#AA#CC#D#FF#AA#CD#FF#AA#CC#D#FAA#CC#D#FF#AA#CC#D#FF#AA#CC#FF#AA#CC#D#FF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. A#1
  2. C2
  3. C#b3
  4. D#4
  5. F5
  6. F#b6
  7. A7

Also written as Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · A.

Formula

W · H · W · W · H · W+H · H

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · 7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside A# harmonic minor. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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