F# melodic minor scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the F# melodic minor scale (1 2 b3 4 5 6 7) on guitar: F# · G# · A · B · C# · D# · F.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
F# Melodic minor
12b34567
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
F#
· Root
2
G#
· Tension
b3
A
· Third
4
B
· Tension
5
C#
· Fifth
6
D#
· characteristic note
7
F
· characteristic note
Scale sheet
F# Melodic minorFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 6 7
Notes in key
F# G# A B C# D# F
Typical use
Jazz minor; over m(maj7).
Melodic minor
The melodic minor (jazz version) is a natural minor with the sixth and seventh degrees raised, removing the harmonic minor's augmented second. It's the reference scale over m(maj7) chords and in many modern jazz minor-key progressions.
Notes of the F# melodic minor scale: F# · G# · A · B · C# · D# · F.