The A♯ Major scale contains the notes A♯, B♯, C♯♯, D♯, E♯, F♯♯, and G♯♯. It’s enharmonically equivalent to B♭ Major but rarely written this way due to complex accidentals. Its relative minor is G minor. Below are five A♯ Major scale positions across the fretboard.
Fretboard Position 1
e|----------------------------|----------------5--[6]-| B|----------------------------|----------6--8---------| G|----------------------------|-5--7--8---------------| D|------------------5--7--[8]-|-----------------------| A|---------5--6--8------------|-----------------------| E|-[6]--8---------------------|-----------------------|
Fretboard Position 2
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------8-| B|-------------------------------|------------8--10--[11]----| G|-------------------------------|-----8--10-----------------| D|-----------------------[8]--10-|-12------------------------| A|------------8--10--12----------|---------------------------| E|-8--10--11---------------------|---------------------------|
Fretboard Position 3
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------10-| B|---------------------------------|-------------10--[11]--13---| G|---------------------------------|-----10--12-----------------| D|--------------------------10--12-|-13-------------------------| A|-------------10--12--[13]--------|----------------------------| E|-10--11--13----------------------|----------------------------|
Fretboard Position 4
e|--------------------------------|---------------------11--13-| B|--------------------------------|--------------13--15--------| G|--------------------------------|-12--14--[15]---------------| D|---------------------12--13--15-|----------------------------| A|---------[12]--13--15-----------|----------------------------| E|-13--15-------------------------|----------------------------|
Fretboard Position 5
e|-------------------------|---------------------3-| B|-------------------------|------------3--4--6----| G|-------------------------|----[3]--5-------------| D|--------------------3--5-|-7---------------------| A|-----------3--5--6-------|-----------------------| E|-3--5--[6]---------------|-----------------------|
Solo Over These Chords
- A# major, B# minor, C## minor, D# major, E# major, F## minor, G## diminished