A Melodic Minor Scale — Guitar
A Melodic Minor on guitar: notes A, B, C, D, E, F#, G# — free scale chart, no sign-up. Natural minor with both the 6th and 7th raised (ascending form) — a jazz-theory staple, essentially a major scale with only the 3rd flattened.
Classical theory traditionally lowers the 6th and 7th when descending (same notes as natural minor) — this chart shows the ascending form throughout.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 0 E (5), fret 2 F# (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 14 F# (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 9 F# (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 21 F# (6), fret 23 G# (7), fret 24 A (root).
- D string: fret 0 D (4), fret 2 E (5), fret 4 F# (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 16 F# (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 11 F# (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 23 F# (6).
- B string: fret 0 B (2), fret 1 C (flat 3), fret 3 D (4), fret 5 E (5), fret 7 F# (6), fret 9 G# (7), fret 10 A (root), fret 12 B (2), fret 13 C (flat 3), fret 15 D (4), fret 17 E (5), fret 19 F# (6), fret 21 G# (7), fret 22 A (root), fret 24 B (2).
- e string: fret 0 E (5), fret 2 F# (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 14 F# (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).
Notes in the A melodic minor scale
The A melodic minor scale contains 7 notes: A, B, C, D, E, F#, G#. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | A |
| 2 | B |
| b3 | C |
| 4 | D |
| 5 | E |
| 6 | F# |
| 7 | G# |
A melodic minor on guitar
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.