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F♯ Harmonic Minor Scale – Guitar
A natural minor scale with a raised 7th: the neoclassical, exotic sound of Malmsteen and Gypsy jazz. Here it is in F♯: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the F♯ harmonic minor scale
- F♯1
- G♯2
- Ab3
- B4
- C♯5
- Db6
- E♯7
Formula: 1 – 2 – b3 – 4 – 5 – b6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in F♯ minor, and over F♯ blues and rock progressions.
F♯ harmonic minor scale on the whole neck
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The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB
Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.
Box 1 · frets 1–6
e|-----------------------------------1-2-4-5-| B|-----------------------------2-3-6---------| G|---------------------1-2-4-6---------------| D|---------------3-4-6-----------------------| A|---------2-4-5-----------------------------| E|-1-2-4-5-----------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 3–8
e|---------------------------------4-5-7-| B|---------------------------3-6-7-------| G|---------------------4-6-7-------------| D|-------------3-4-6-7-------------------| A|-------4-5-8---------------------------| E|-4-5-7---------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 5–11
e|-------------------------------------------------------------5--7--9--10-| B|-------------------------------------------------6--7--9--10-------------| G|-------------------------------------6--7--10-11-------------------------| D|-------------------------6--7--9--11-------------------------------------| A|-------------5--8--9--11-------------------------------------------------| E|-5--7--9--10-------------------------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 8–13
e|-------------------------------------------------9--10-13-| B|----------------------------------------9--10-12----------| G|-------------------------------10-11-13-------------------| D|----------------------9--11-12----------------------------| A|----------8--9--11-12-------------------------------------| E|-9--10-13-------------------------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 10–15
e|----------------------------------------------------10-13-14-| B|----------------------------------------10-12-14-15----------| G|----------------------------10-11-13-14----------------------| D|-------------------11-12-15----------------------------------| A|----------11-12-14-------------------------------------------| E|-10-13-14----------------------------------------------------|
F♯ minor backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Slow blues backing track in F# minor | 78 bpm – Beardly Jam Tracks
Songs in F♯ minor
These songs are in F♯ minor, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Wonderwall – Oasis
- The Night We Met – Lord Huron
- Numb – Linkin Park
- Pompeii – Bastille
- I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths
- Wildflower – Billie Eilish
- Video Games – Lana Del Rey
- Snuff – Slipknot
- Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran
- Dance Monkey – Tones And I
- My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
Other scales in F♯
- F♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale
- F♯ Major Pentatonic Scale
- F♯ Blues Scale
- F♯ Major Blues Scale
- F♯ Major Scale
- F♯ Natural Minor Scale
- F♯ Dorian Mode
- F♯ Mixolydian Mode
- F♯ Phrygian Mode
- F♯ Lydian Mode
- F♯ Melodic Minor Scale
Harmonic Minor Scale in other keys
- C Harmonic Minor Scale
- C♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
- D Harmonic Minor Scale
- E♭ Harmonic Minor Scale
- E Harmonic Minor Scale
- F Harmonic Minor Scale
- G Harmonic Minor Scale
- G♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
- A Harmonic Minor Scale
- B♭ Harmonic Minor Scale
- B Harmonic Minor Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the F# harmonic minor scale?
F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E#. The formula is 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7.
Where do I start playing the F# harmonic minor scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 1–6. The root note F# is on the low E string at fret 2.