Guitar scale · Major & minor
A♯ natural minor scale on guitar
Every position of the A♯ natural minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is C♯ major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of B♭ minor.
- Notes
- A♯B♯C♯D♯E♯F♯G♯
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
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--9--11-| B|-------------------------------------7--9--11----------| G|----------------------------6--8--10-------------------| D|-------------------6--8--10----------------------------| A|----------6--8--9--------------------------------------| E|-6--8--9-----------------------------------------------|
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♯ natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
ii°
B♯dim
B♯m7♭5
B♯ D♯ F♯
v
E♯m
E♯m7
E♯ G♯ B♯
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