A#/Bb Melodic Minor (Classical) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Drop D Tuning)

The A#/Bb Melodic Minor (Classical) scale on guitar (A sharp / B flat melodic minor (classical)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: Bb C Db Eb F G A

Notes coming down: Bb G# Gb F Eb Db C

Tuning: Drop D Guitar (D A D G B E)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

E|--5---6---8-|
B|--6---8-----|
G|--6---8-----|
D|--7---8--10-|
A|--8--10-----|
D|-11--13-----|

Coming down

E|--4---6---8-|
B|--6---7-----|
G|--6---8-----|
D|--6---8--10-|
A|--8---9-----|
D|-11--13-----|

CAGED - A Shape

E|--9--11-----|
B|-10--11--13-|
G|-10--12-----|
D|-11--13-----|
A|-12--13--15-|
D|-15--17-----|

Coming down

E|--9--11-----|
B|--9--11--13-|
G|-10--11-----|
D|-11--13-----|
A|-11--13--15-|
D|-15--16-----|

CAGED - G Shape

E|--1---3-----|
B|--2---4-----|
G|--2---3---5-|
D|--3---5-----|
A|--3---4---6-|
D|--5---7---8-|

Coming down

E|--1---2-----|
B|--2---4-----|
G|--1---3---5-|
D|--3---4-----|
A|--3---4---6-|
D|--6---8-----|

CAGED - E Shape

E|--5---6---8-|
B|--6---8-----|
G|--5---6---8-|
D|--5---7---8-|
A|--6---8-----|
D|--8--10--11-|

Coming down

E|--4---6---8-|
B|--6---7-----|
G|--5---6---8-|
D|--4---6---8-|
A|--6---8-----|
D|--8--10--11-|

CAGED - D Shape

E|--5---6---8-|
B|--6---8-----|
G|--6---8-----|
D|--7---8--10-|
A|--8--10-----|
D|-10--11--13-|

Coming down

E|--4---6---8-|
B|--6---7-----|
G|--6---8-----|
D|--6---8--10-|
A|--8---9-----|
D|-10--11--13-|

3NPS - First Position

E|--8---9--11-|
B|--8--10--11-|
G|--6---8--10-|
D|--7---8--10-|
A|--6---8--10-|
D|--8--10--11-|

Coming down

E|--8---9--11-|
B|--7---9--11-|
G|--6---8--10-|
D|--6---8--10-|
A|--6---8---9-|
D|--8--10--11-|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 6`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x 4 3 2 2 x`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x 4 3 2 x x`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x x x 6 6 5`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x x 11 10 10 x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 1 3 4 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`1 1 1 3 4 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
V	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 1`
V	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
V	F	F A C	`3 3 3 2 1 1`
V	F	F A C	`3 3 3 2 1 x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 3`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 10 11 12 11 x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x 0 1 2 1 x`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 7 5 4 5`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`x 1 3 2 2 1`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`x 1 3 2 2 x`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`x 1 3 2 x x`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`x x x 3 2 5`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 3`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 3`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x x 3 2 1 1`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x x 1 3 2 3`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`1 1 1 3 2 3`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`1 1 1 3 2 x`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 5 6 4 6`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 3 2 4 1`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 3 5 4 5`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`3 3 3 5 4 5`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`3 3 3 5 4 x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 6 6 6`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 11 x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 8 x`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 1 x`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 8 8 8`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x x 8 5 6 5`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x x 8 10 10 8`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x 13 10 10 10 x`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 10 8 11 9`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 10 12 11 9`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 1 3 2 3`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x 4 3 5 4 x`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x x 3 5 4 5`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 6 5 6 6 3`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 6 5 6 6 6`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 8 7 8 8 5`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 8 7 8 8 8`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 1 x`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
VI	Gm9b5	G Bb Db F A	`5 0 3 0 2 3`
VI	Gm9b5	G Bb Db F A	`5 0 3 0 2 5`
VI	Gm9b5	G Bb Db F A	`5 0 3 2 2 3`
VI	Gm9b5	G Bb Db F A	`5 0 3 2 2 5`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x x 7 5 8 6`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 3`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 6 6 6`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 8 8 8`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x 4 3 2 x x`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x x x 6 6 5`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x x 11 10 10 x`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x x 3 2 2 x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x x 8 8 6`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 13 12 11 x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
V	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
V	F	F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`
V	F	F A C	`x x x 10 10 8`
V	F	F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`x 1 3 2 x x`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`x x x 3 2 5`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`x x x 3 6 5`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`8 8 7 x x x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x x 10 8 11 x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 x x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 12 10 12 x x`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x 6 7 6 x x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x x 6 6 6`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
VI	Gm9b5	G Bb Db F A	`5 0 3 x x x`
VI	Gm9b5	G Bb Db F A	`x x x 0 2 5`
VI	Gm9b5	G Bb Db F A	`x x 5 2 2 x`
VI	Gm9b5	G Bb Db F A	`x x 7 0 6 x`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x x 5 3 4 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Bbm – Cm – Dbaug – Eb – F – Gdim – Adim

E|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
B|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
G|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---|
D|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|
A|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
B|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
G|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
D|3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------|1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------|
A|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
B|1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
G|2---2---5-------2---2---5-------2---2---5-------2---2---5-------|3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------|
D|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
G|2-----------3---2-----------3---2-----------3---2-----------3---|
D|1-------3-------1-------3-------1-------3-------1-------3-------|
A|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: Bbm – Cm – Dbaug – Eb – F – Gdim – Adim

E|1---------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3-------------------------------------------------------2-------|5-------------------------------------------------------3-------|
D|3-------------------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---|5-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---7---5---7-------7---|
A|1---3---4---3---4-------4---------------------------------------|3---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|4-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
G|2-------------------------------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---|3-------------------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---|
D|3---1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------|1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|
A|4---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|1---------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-------------------------------------------2-------2---4---2---|2-------------------------------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---|
G|2-------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------|3---2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------|
D|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-------------------------------------------0-------0---2---0---|
D|1-------------------1-------1---3---1---3-------3---------------|
A|0---1---3---1---3-------3---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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