Guitar scale · Major & minor
F♯ harmonic minor scale on guitar
Every position of the F♯ harmonic minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Minor with a raised 7th: an exotic, classical sound with a strong pull back home.
- Notes
- F♯G♯ABC♯DE♯
- Formula
- 12♭345♭67
- Steps
- WHWWHW+HH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 2–7, ascending
e|-------------------------------4-5-7-| B|-------------------------3-6-7-------| G|-------------------2-4-6-------------| D|-------------3-4-6-------------------| A|-------2-4-5-------------------------| E|-2-4-5-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 2, 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♯ harmonic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
vii°
E♯dim
E♯dim7
E♯ G♯ B
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