Minor with a raised 6th and 7th — a minor tonic with a major-scale top half. In jazz it is used ascending and descending both.
| Notes | A, B, C, D, E, F#, G# |
|---|---|
| Steps | W – H – W – W – W – W – H (W = whole, H = half) |
| Also called | Jazz Minor |
Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.
The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.
| Degree | Triad | 7th chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | Am | Am(maj7) |
| ii | Bm | Bm7 |
| ♭III+ | Caug | Cmaj7♯5 |
| IV | D | D7 |
| V | E | E7 |
| vi° | F♯dim | F♯m7♭5 |
| vii° | G♯dim | G♯m7♭5 |
These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:
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