Scale · Advanced scales

A# melodic minor

Minor with raised sixth and seventh: it climbs as smoothly as a major while keeping the minor third. The modern jazz scale.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

Instrument

Tuning

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A# melodic minor scale on the Guitar neck56 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FGAA#CC#D#FGAA#CC#D#FGAA#CD#FGAA#CC#D#FGAA#CC#D#FGAA#CC#D#FGAA#CC#FGAA#CC#D#FG123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. A#1
  2. C2
  3. C#b3
  4. D#4
  5. F5
  6. G6
  7. A7

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

Formula

W · H · W · W · W · W · H

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7

Chords in the scale

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

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