SCALE REFERENCE

A♯ Minor Pentatonic

A♯ – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – G♯1 b3 4 5 b7

Also written B♭ Minor Pentatonic — the same pitches spelled the other way.

The first scale most guitarists learn — five notes that carry rock, blues and pop solos. The relative of the major pentatonic.

Notes & degrees
A♯1C♯b3D♯4E♯5G♯b7
NotesA#, C#, D#, E#, G#
Steps3 – 2 – 2 – 3 – 2 (semitones)
Piano
E♯A♯C♯D♯G♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eE♯G♯A♯C♯D♯BC♯D♯E♯G♯A♯GG♯A♯C♯D♯E♯DD♯E♯G♯A♯C♯AA♯C♯D♯E♯G♯EE♯G♯A♯C♯D♯

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AA♯C♯D♯E♯G♯EE♯G♯A♯C♯D♯CC♯D♯E♯G♯A♯GG♯A♯C♯D♯E♯

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Other scales on A♯

Core scales & modes

A♯ MajorA♯ Natural MinorA♯ Harmonic MinorA♯ Melodic MinorA♯ DorianA♯ PhrygianA♯ LydianA♯ MixolydianA♯ Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

A♯ Major PentatonicA♯ BluesA♯ Major Blues

Jazz & altered

A♯ Harmonic MajorA♯ Phrygian DominantA♯ Lydian DominantA♯ AlteredA♯ Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

A♯ Whole ToneA♯ Diminished (Whole–Half)A♯ Diminished (Half–Whole)A♯ Augmented Scale

World & exotic

A♯ Hungarian MinorA♯ Double Harmonic MajorA♯ Neapolitan Minor
Minor Pentatonic on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭D♯EFF♯GA♭G♯AB♭A♯B
Keep exploring

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.