Guitar scale · Major & minor
F melodic minor scale on guitar
Every position of the F melodic minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Minor with a raised 6th and 7th. Classical players use it going up; jazz players use it both ways.
- Notes
- FGA♭B♭CDE
- Formula
- 12♭34567
- Steps
- WHWWWWH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 1–6, ascending
e|-------------------------------3-4-6-| B|-------------------------3-5-6-------| G|-------------------1-3-5-------------| D|-------------2-3-5-------------------| A|-------1-3-5-------------------------| E|-1-3-4-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 1, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the F melodic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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