F# Minor
F sharp Minor scale for guitar presented by diagram.
The F# Minor is a seven-note scale, also called Natural F# Minor. Colored circles mark the tones in the diagram, with darker color highlighting the root notes. The root notes are always F# tones. In the two-octave pattern, the first root note is on the 6th string, 2nd fret.
F# Minor 2 octaves
F# Minor full fretboard
F# Minor with note names
Shape 1 (1st position) with fingerings
Shape 2 (4th position) with fingerings
Shape 3 (6th position) with fingerings
Shape 4 (9th position) with fingerings
Shape 5 (11th position) with fingerings
The scale displayed with its numeric formula, notes, 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 |
| b6 | D | Minor sixth | Submediant |
| b7 | E | Minor seventh | Subtonic |
The interval formula (2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2) 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#-E | m7 |
| Notes (descending) | Interval |
|---|---|
| F#-E | 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 F sharp 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 - 1 - 2 - 2 from the first note to the next octave.
The F# Minor is relative to A Major. Both scales include the same notes but their tonal center differ.
The F# Minor is identical with the F# Aeolian mode.
Beneficial to learn this scale is to observe the note steps starting from the root: whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole. The same formula applies for the whole neck.
These are chords built from the notes of this scale:
| F#m, F#m7, F#m9, F#m11 |
| G#dim, G#m7b5 |
| A, Amaj7, A6, A6/9, Amaj9, Amaj13 |
| Bm, Bm7, Bm6, Bm9, Bm11, Bm13 |
| C#m, C#m7 |
| D, Dmaj7, D6, D6/9, Dmaj9 |
| E, E7, E6, E9, E11, E13 |
The tones in these chords correspond to the tones of the F# Minor scale in which F#m is the tonic triad and F#m7 the tonic 7th chord.
Start the audio and play along with your guitar! Use notes from the scale in the diagram above.
Normal tempo:F# Minor scale first shape ascending.
The numbers above the tablature are suggested fingerings.