A Melodic Minor #4

Holdsworth's Usable Scales · Scale 4 of 10

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Scale 4 of 10Holdsworth's Usable Scales

No 4 A Melodic Minor #4

Allan's symbol: Aⓧ+4 1 – 2 – b3 – #4 – 5 – 6 – 7

A Melodic Minor #4 scale, full-neck fretboard diagram, Fretly rendering
  • Allan’s symbol: Aⓧ+4
  • Formula: 1 - 2 - b3 - #4 - 5 - 6 - 7

Modes

A mode is this same set of notes heard from a different starting note. Pick one to see it on the circle.

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Backing tracks

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A Melodic Minor #4 scale circle diagram, Fretly rendering

Triads

AmA, C, E AdimA, C, Eb Asus2A, B, E BB, D#, F# Bsus4B, E, F# CdimC, Eb, Gb C+C, E, G# D#dimD#, F#, A EE, G#, B E+E, G#, C Esus2E, F#, B Esus4E, A, B F#dimF#, A, C G#G#, C, D# G#mG#, B, D# G#+G#, C, E

Seventh chords

Adim7A, C, Eb, Gb AmMaj7A, C, E, G# Am6A, C, E, F# B7B, D#, F#, A B6B, D#, F#, G# B7sus4B, E, F#, A Cdim7C, Eb, Gb, A Cmaj7#5C, E, G#, B Cmaj7b5C, E, Gb, B D#dim7D#, F#, A, C Emaj7E, G#, B, D# Emaj7#5E, G#, C, D# Emaj7sus4E, A, B, D# F#m7b5F#, A, C, E F#dim7F#, A, C, Eb G#7G#, C, D#, F# G#m7G#, B, D#, F# G#7#5G#, C, E, F#

This scale holds many more chords than these, with extensions, inversions and every voicing on the neck. Find them all in Fretly

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