Major & minor
F♯ melodic minor scale
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
How to play the F♯ melodic minor scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------4-5-7-| B|-------------------------4-6-7-------| G|-------------------2-4-6-------------| D|-------------3-4-6-------------------| A|-------2-4-6-------------------------| E|-2-4-5-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 2–7
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------2-4-| E|-----1-2---------| C|-1-3-------------| G|---------1-2-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →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
Sounds great over
