Guitar scale · Major & minor
A♯ major scale on guitar
Every position of the A♯ major scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.
Its relative minor is F𝄪 natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of B♭ major.
- Notes
- A♯B♯C𝄪D♯E♯F𝄪G𝄪
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 6–11, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------8--10-11-| B|-------------------------------------8--10-11----------| G|----------------------------7--8--10-------------------| D|-------------------7--8--10----------------------------| A|----------6--8--10-------------------------------------| E|-6--8--10----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 6, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the A♯ major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
ii
B♯m
B♯m7
B♯ D♯ F𝄪
iii
C𝄪m
C𝄪m7
C𝄪 E♯ G𝄪
V
E♯
E♯7
E♯ G𝄪 B♯
vi
F𝄪m
F𝄪m7
F𝄪 A♯ C𝄪
vii°
G𝄪dim
G𝄪m7♭5
G𝄪 B♯ D♯
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