F Melodic Minor

F Melodic Minor scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The F Melodic Minor displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes in darker shade. The one-octave pattern starts on the 3rd string, 8th fret.

F Melodic Minor one octave

F Melodic Minor scale diagram for bass guitar

F Melodic Minor full fretboard

F Melodic Minor scale whole neck diagram

F Melodic Minor with note names

F Melodic Minor scale with note letters diagram
Notes: F - G - Ab - Bb - C - D - E Intervals: 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 Type: Septonic 

The scale displayed with its numeric formula and scale degrees.

Formula Notes Intervals Degrees
1 F Unison Tonic
2 G Major second Supertonic
b3 Ab Minor third Mediant
4 Bb Perfect fourth Subdominant
5 C Perfect fifth Dominant
6 D SixthSubmediant
7 E Major seventh Subtonic

The F Melodic Minor consists of seven notes. It can be described in steps as a formula of distances written as whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, whole step, step from the root to the next root note.
It is identical with F Natural Minor apart from the sixth and major seventh intervals.

F Melodic Minor scale starting from E-string:

F Melodic Minor scale bass tab

F Melodic Minor scale starting from A-string:

F Melodic Minor scale bass tab

The numbers above the tablatures are suggested fingerings.