A# Minor
A sharp Minor scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The A# Minor displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes are the darker ones. The one-octave pattern starts on the 4th string, 6th fret.
A# Minor one octave

A# Minor full fretboard

A# Minor with note names

The scale displayed with its numeric formula, notes, intervals 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 |
b6 | F# | Minor sixth | Submediant |
b7 | G# | Minor seventh | Subtonic |
The second degree is written as B#, which is the same as C. The fifth degree is written as E#, which is the same as F. A practice in a scale notation is to not include the same letter twice, if it can be avoided.
The A# Minor consists of seven notes. It can be described in steps as a formula which is written as whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step from the first note to first note in the next octave.
A sharp Minor scale tablature for four-string bass.

The numbers above the tablature are suggested fingerings.