A Harmonic Major scale
Positions across the first 12 frets
RootIn scaleOutside scale
Root
A
Scale notes
A · B · C♯ · D · E · F · G♯
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 2 · 4 · 5 · 7 · 8 · 11
Scale tones follow written degree spelling (F major uses B♭). Muted notes outside the scale retain the fretboard's chromatic labels; audio and positions follow pitch, not spelling.
Scale structure
- A→ Whole step →B
- B→ Whole step →C♯
- C♯→ Half step →D
- D→ Whole step →E
- E→ Half step →F
- F→ 3 semitones →G♯
- G♯→ Half step →A
A Harmonic Major has 7 notes and 47 positions across the first 12 frets in standard tuning.