A# Major scale
The most common scale in Western music. Bright, happy sound.
7 notes · Standard tuning
Root (A#)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
A#
R
C
2
D
3
D#
4
F
5
G
6
A
7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the A# Major scale across the neck.
Major in other keys
About the A# Major scale
The A# Major scale contains the notes A#, C, D, D#, F, G, A. It is a 7-note scale with intervals: R – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7. The diagram above shows all positions of the A# Major scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (A#); outlined dots are other scale tones.