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A melodic minor scale on guitar

A melodic minor has 7 notes: A, B, C, D, E, F♯, G♯.

A melodic minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteABCDEF♯G♯
Degree12♭34567
Step2122221

A melodic minor on the whole neck

Every A melodic minor note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

A melodic minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G#2A2B2C3D3E3F#3A2B2C3D3E3F#3G#3A3B3C4D3E3F#3G#3A3B3C4D4E4G#3A3B3C4D4E4F#4G#4A4B3C4D4E4F#4G#4A4B4C5D5E4F#4G#4A4B4C5D5E5F#56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A melodic minor
Note names
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A melodic minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1556712b345612b3456712b3456712b345712b3456712b3456712b3456712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A melodic minor
Degrees

A melodic minor in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

A melodic minor, position 1, frets 0 to 456712b3456712b345676E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    A melodic minor, position 2, frets 2 to 66712b3456712b3456716E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes
      A melodic minor, position 3, frets 5 to 912b3456712b3456712b36E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        A melodic minor, position 4, frets 7 to 112b3456712b3456712b346E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          A melodic minor, position 5, frets 10 to 14456712b3456712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in A melodic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1AmA minor arpeggio
            2BmB minor arpeggio
            ♭3CaugC augmented arpeggio
            4DD major arpeggio
            5EE major arpeggio
            6F♯dimF♯ diminished arpeggio
            7G♯dimG♯ diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A melodic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Am(maj7)Am(maj7) arpeggio
            2Bm7Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3C–
            4D7D7 arpeggio · D7 drop 2 · D7 drop 3 · D7 drop 2 and 4
            5E7E7 arpeggio · E7 drop 2 · E7 drop 3 · E7 drop 2 and 4
            6F♯m7♭5F♯m7♭5 arpeggio · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 · F♯m7♭5 drop 3 · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            7G♯m7♭5G♯m7♭5 arpeggio · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 · G♯m7♭5 drop 3 · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of A melodic minor, starting from another root.

            Melodic minor in every key

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