A#

Minor Variants Scale

A# / B♭ Melodic Minor

Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.

Notes in A# Melodic Minor

Bb1
C2
Db3
Eb4
F5
G6
A7
Bb8

Chords in A# Melodic Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iBbmBb – Db – Fminor
iiCmC – Eb – Gminor
IIIDb+Db – F – Aaugmented
IVEbEb – G – Bbmajor
VFF – A – Cmajor
viG°G – Bb – Dbdiminished
viiA°A – C – Ebdiminished

Other Scales in A#

MajorBb, C, D, Eb, F, G, ANatural MinorBb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, AbHarmonic MinorBb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, ADorianBb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, AbPhrygianBb, B, Db, Eb, F, Gb, AbLydianBb, C, D, E, F, G, AMixolydianBb, C, D, Eb, F, G, AbLocrianBb, B, Db, Eb, E, Gb, AbMajor PentatonicBb, C, D, F, GMinor PentatonicBb, Db, Eb, F, AbBluesBb, Db, Eb, E, F, AbWhole ToneBb, C, D, E, Gb, AbDiminished (H-W)Bb, B, Db, D, E, F, G, AbDiminished (W-H)Bb, C, Db, Eb, E, Gb, G, APhrygian DominantBb, B, D, Eb, F, Gb, AbHungarian MinorBb, C, Db, E, F, Gb, ALydian DominantBb, C, D, E, F, G, Ab

Melodic Minor in All 12 Keys

CC D D# F G A BC#D♭Db Eb E Gb Ab Bb CDD E F G A B C#D#E♭Eb F Gb Ab Bb C DEE F# G A B C# D#FF G Ab Bb C D EF#G♭F# G# A B C# D# FGG A A# C D E F#G#A♭Ab Bb B Db Eb F GAA B C D E F# G#A#B♭Bb C Db Eb F G ABB C# D E F# G# A#

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Melodic Minor scale by ear →Play A# Melodic MinorHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in A# / Bb Melodic Minor

The A# melodic minor scale contains the notes Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, A. Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.

The diatonic chords in A# melodic minor are Bbm (i), Cm (ii), Db+ (III), Eb (IV), F (V), G° (vi), A° (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the A# melodic minor scale.

To develop your ear for the A# melodic minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.