A Melodic Minor scale — Position 5
Fret 10 position · Standard tuning
Harmonic minor with raised 6th and 7th. Jazz staple.
Root (A)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
ABCDEF#G#
All 5 positions
A Melodic Minor scale position 5 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 5 of the A Melodic Minor scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 10 position. The notes available in this position are A, B, C, D, E, F#, G#. Root notes (A) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The A Melodic Minor scale has 7 notes with intervals 0–2–3–5–7–9–11 semitones.