Minor with a flat 2nd — dark and Spanish-tinged. The 3rd mode of the major scale.
| Notes | A, Bb, C, D, E, F, G |
|---|---|
| Steps | H – W – W – W – H – W – W (W = whole, H = half) |
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 | Am7 |
| ♭II | B♭ | B♭maj7 |
| ♭III | C | C7 |
| iv | Dm | Dm7 |
| v° | Edim | Em7♭5 |
| ♭VI | F | Fmaj7 |
| ♭vii | Gm | Gm7 |
These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:
See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.