A Melodic Minor

A Melodic Minor scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The A Melodic Minor displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes in darker shade. The one-octave pattern starts on the 4th string, 5th fret.

A Melodic Minor one octave

A Melodic Minor scale diagram for bass guitar

A Melodic Minor full fretboard

A Melodic Minor scale whole neck diagram

A Melodic Minor with note names

A Melodic Minor scale with note letters diagram
Notes: A - B - C - D - E - F# - G# Intervals: 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 Type: Septonic 

The scale displayed with its numeric formula and scale degrees.

Formula Notes Intervals Degrees
1 A Unison Tonic
2 B Major second Supertonic
b3 C Minor third Mediant
4 D Perfect fourth Subdominant
5 E Perfect fifth Dominant
6 F# SixthSubmediant
7 G# Major seventh Subtonic

The A Melodic Minor consists of seven notes. It can be described in steps as a formula of distances written as whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, whole step, step from the root to the next root note.
It is identical with A Natural Minor apart from the sixth and major seventh intervals.

A Melodic Minor scale starting from E-string:

A Melodic Minor scale bass tab

A Melodic Minor scale starting from A-string:

A Melodic Minor scale bass tab

The numbers above the tablatures are suggested fingerings.