A Harmonic Minor Scale — Bass
A Harmonic Minor on bass: notes A, B, C, D, E, F, G# — free scale chart, no sign-up. Natural minor with a raised 7th, closing the gap to the octave with a distinctive step-and-a-half between b6 and 7 — common in classical, metal, and Middle Eastern-leaning styles.
Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 0 E (5), fret 1 F (flat 6), fret 4 G# (7), fret 5 A (root), fret 7 B (2), fret 8 C (flat 3), fret 10 D (4), fret 12 E (5), fret 13 F (flat 6), fret 16 G# (7), fret 17 A (root), fret 19 B (2), fret 20 C (flat 3), fret 22 D (4), fret 24 E (5).
- A string: fret 0 A (root), fret 2 B (2), fret 3 C (flat 3), fret 5 D (4), fret 7 E (5), fret 8 F (flat 6), fret 11 G# (7), fret 12 A (root), fret 14 B (2), fret 15 C (flat 3), fret 17 D (4), fret 19 E (5), fret 20 F (flat 6), fret 23 G# (7), fret 24 A (root).
- D string: fret 0 D (4), fret 2 E (5), fret 3 F (flat 6), fret 6 G# (7), fret 7 A (root), fret 9 B (2), fret 10 C (flat 3), fret 12 D (4), fret 14 E (5), fret 15 F (flat 6), fret 18 G# (7), fret 19 A (root), fret 21 B (2), fret 22 C (flat 3), fret 24 D (4).
- G string: fret 1 G# (7), fret 2 A (root), fret 4 B (2), fret 5 C (flat 3), fret 7 D (4), fret 9 E (5), fret 10 F (flat 6), fret 13 G# (7), fret 14 A (root), fret 16 B (2), fret 17 C (flat 3), fret 19 D (4), fret 21 E (5), fret 22 F (flat 6).
Notes in the A harmonic minor scale
The A harmonic minor scale contains 7 notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G#. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · 7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | A |
| 2 | B |
| b3 | C |
| 4 | D |
| 5 | E |
| b6 | F |
| 7 | G# |
A harmonic minor on bass
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.