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
- F♯G♯ABC♯D♯E♯
- 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 2–7, ascending
e|-------------------------------4-5-7-| B|-------------------------4-6-7-------| G|-------------------2-4-6-------------| D|-------------3-4-6-------------------| A|-------2-4-6-------------------------| 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♯ melodic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
vii°
E♯dim
E♯m7♭5
E♯ G♯ B
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