A# Melodic Minor Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
A♯
B♯
C♯
D♯
E♯
F♯♯
G♯♯
Solfège : La♯ – Si♯ – Do♯ – Ré♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯♯ – Sol♯♯
Interval Structure
A♯
T
B♯
½T
C♯
T
D♯
T
E♯
T
F♯♯
T
G♯♯
→
A♯+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in A#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | A♯m | minor |
| ii | B♯m | minor |
| III+ | C♯+ | augmented |
| IV | D♯ | Major |
| V | E♯ | Major |
| vi° | F♯♯° | diminished |
| vii° | G♯♯° | diminished |
About this scale
The melodic minor scale (ascending form) is essential in jazz guitar. It generates the altered, Lydian dominant, and Locrian #2 scales through simple rotation. Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern — all exploit its colors on minor ii-V-I progressions. Its natural 6th and 7th degrees allow very fluid melodic lines over minMaj7 chords.
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