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 | F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E# |
|---|---|
| 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 | F♯m | F♯m(maj7) |
| ii | G♯m | G♯m7 |
| ♭III+ | Aaug | Amaj7♯5 |
| IV | B | B7 |
| V | C♯ | C♯7 |
| vi° | D♯dim | D♯m7♭5 |
| vii° | E♯dim | E♯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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