Guitar scale · Major & minor
C♯ melodic minor scale on guitar
Every position of the C♯ melodic minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Minor with a raised 6th and 7th. Classical players use it going up; jazz players use it both ways.
- Notes
- C♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯B♯
- Formula
- 12♭34567
- Steps
- WHWWWWH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 9–14, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------11-12-14-| B|-------------------------------------11-13-14----------| G|----------------------------9--11-13-------------------| D|-------------------10-11-13----------------------------| A|----------9--11-13-------------------------------------| E|-9--11-12----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 9, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the C♯ melodic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
vii°
B♯dim
B♯m7♭5
B♯ D♯ F♯
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