C# Melodic Minor

C# Melodic Minor scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The C sharp 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 3rd string, 4th fret.

C# Melodic Minor one octave

C# Melodic Minor scale diagram for bass guitar

C# Melodic Minor full fretboard

C# Melodic Minor scale whole neck diagram

C# Melodic Minor with note names

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

The scale displayed with its numeric formula and scale degrees.

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

B# is equivalent to C. In scale notation, the same note letter should not be included twice, if it can be avoided.

The C sharp 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 C# Natural Minor apart from the sixth and major seventh intervals.

C sharp Melodic Minor scale starting from E-string:

C# Melodic Minor scale bass tab

C sharp Melodic Minor scale starting from A-string:

C# Melodic Minor scale bass tab

The numbers above the tablatures are suggested fingerings.