A melodic minor scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the A melodic minor scale (1 2 b3 4 5 6 7) on guitar: A · B · C · D · E · F# · G#.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
A Melodic minor
12b34567
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
A
· Root
2
B
· Tension
b3
C
· Third
4
D
· Tension
5
E
· Fifth
6
F#
· characteristic note
7
G#
· characteristic note
Scale sheet
A Melodic minorFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 6 7
Notes in key
A B C D E F# G#
Typical use
Jazz minor; over m(maj7).
Melodic minor
The melodic minor (jazz version) is a natural minor with the sixth and seventh degrees raised, removing the harmonic minor's augmented second. It's the reference scale over m(maj7) chords and in many modern jazz minor-key progressions.
Notes of the A melodic minor scale: A · B · C · D · E · F# · G#.