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F♯ Melodic Minor Scale – Guitar
A minor scale with a raised 6th and 7th: smooth and modern, a jazz staple. 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♯ melodic minor scale
- F♯1
- G♯2
- Ab3
- B4
- C♯5
- D♯6
- E♯7
Formula: 1 – 2 – b3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in F♯ minor, and over F♯ blues and rock progressions.
F♯ melodic 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|-------------------------------2-4-6---------| G|-----------------------1-2-4-6---------------| D|---------------1-3-4-6-----------------------| A|---------2-4-6-------------------------------| E|-1-2-4-5-------------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 3–8
e|---------------------------------4-5-7-| B|---------------------------4-6-7-------| G|---------------------4-6-8-------------| D|-------------3-4-6-7-------------------| A|-------4-6-8---------------------------| E|-4-5-7---------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 5–11
e|-------------------------------------------------------------5--7--9--11-| B|-------------------------------------------------6--7--9--10-------------| G|-------------------------------------6--8--10-11-------------------------| D|-------------------------6--7--9--11-------------------------------------| A|-------------6--8--9--11-------------------------------------------------| E|-5--7--9--11-------------------------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 8–13
e|----------------------------------------------------9--11-13-| B|-------------------------------------------9--10-12----------| G|-------------------------------8--10-11-13-------------------| D|----------------------9--11-13-------------------------------| A|----------8--9--11-12----------------------------------------| E|-9--11-13----------------------------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 10–15
e|-------------------------------------------------11-13-14-| B|----------------------------------------10-12-14----------| G|----------------------------10-11-13-14-------------------| D|-------------------11-13-15-------------------------------| A|----------11-12-14----------------------------------------| E|-11-13-14-------------------------------------------------|
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♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
Melodic Minor Scale in other keys
- C Melodic Minor Scale
- C♯ Melodic Minor Scale
- D Melodic Minor Scale
- E♭ Melodic Minor Scale
- E Melodic Minor Scale
- F Melodic Minor Scale
- G Melodic Minor Scale
- G♯ Melodic Minor Scale
- A Melodic Minor Scale
- B♭ Melodic Minor Scale
- B Melodic Minor Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the F# melodic minor scale?
F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E#. The formula is 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7.
Where do I start playing the F# melodic minor scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 1–6. The root note F# is on the low E string at fret 2.