F# Melodic Minor
F sharp Melodic Minor scale for guitar.
The F# Melodic Minor is a seven-note scale. Colored circles mark the tones in the fingerboard diagram, with darker color highlighting the root notes. In the two-octave pattern, the first root note is on the 6th string, 2nd fret.
F# Melodic Minor 2 octaves
F# Melodic Minor full fretboard
F# Melodic Minor with note names
The scale displayed with its numeric formula, intervals and scale degrees.
| Formula | Notes | Intervals | Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F# | Unison | Tonic |
| 2 | G# | Major second | Supertonic |
| b3 | A | Minor third | Mediant |
| 4 | B | Perfect fourth | Subdominant |
| 5 | C# | Perfect fifth | Dominant |
| 6 | D# | Sixth | Submediant |
| 7 | E# | Major seventh | Subtonic |
The seventh degree is written as E#, which is the same as F. A practice in a scale notation is to not include the same letter twice, if it can be avoided.
The interval formula (2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1) can be expound into specific notes of the scale.
| Notes (ascending) | Interval |
|---|---|
| F#-G# | M2 |
| F#-A | m3 |
| F#-B | P4 |
| F#-C# | P5 |
| F#-D# | M6 |
| F#-F | M7 |
| Notes (descending) | Interval |
|---|---|
| F#-F | m2 |
| F#-D# | m3 |
| F#-C# | P4 |
| F#-B | P5 |
| F#-A | M6 |
| F#-G# | m7 |
Abbreviations are used: M / m stands for major / minor and P stands for perfect.
The main chords that are related to this scale are the following:
- F#m
- G#m
- Aaug
- B
- C#
- D#dim
- Fdim
The tones in these chords correspond to the tones of the F# Melodic Minor scale in which F#m is the tonic triad.
The F sharp Melodic Minor scale consists of seven notes. These can be described as intervals, as semi-notes or steps on the guitar fingerboard, written as 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 from the first note to the next octave.
This scale has an unusual aspect: it ascends as described above but descends as the Natural Minor. For that reason, it is also known as the Ascending Melodic Minor.
The F# Melodic Minor is one of three A# Minor scales, the other two are F# Natural Minor and F# Harmonic Minor.
The scale is identical with the Major scale apart from the minor third. Because of this, it is sometimes referred to as Ionian b3 scale.