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# · C · C# · D# · F · G · A.
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
C
· Tension
b3
C#
· Third
4
D#
· Tension
5
F
· Fifth
6
G
· characteristic note
7
A
· characteristic note
Scale sheet
A# Melodic minorFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 6 7
Notes in key
A# C C# D# F G A
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# · C · C# · D# · F · G · A.