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F melodic minor scale on guitar

F melodic minor has 7 notes: F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D, E.

F melodic minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteFGA♭B♭CDE
Degree12♭34567
Step2122221

F melodic minor on the whole neck

Every F melodic minor note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

F melodic minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2Ab2Bb2C3D3E3F3G3Bb2C3D3E3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D3E3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D4E4F4G3Ab3Bb3C4D4E4F4G4Ab4Bb4C4D4E4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5E4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • F melodic minor
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F melodic minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15712b3456712456712b3456712b3456712b3456712b3456712b3456712b34567126E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • F melodic minor
Degrees

F melodic minor in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a F falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

F melodic minor, position 1, frets 1 to 512b3456712b3456712b36E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    F melodic minor, position 2, frets 3 to 72b3456712b3456712b346E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      F melodic minor, position 3, frets 6 to 10456712b3456712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        F melodic minor, position 4, frets 8 to 1256712b3456712b345676E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          F melodic minor, position 5, frets 10 to 146712b3456712b3456716E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in F melodic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1FmF minor arpeggio
            2GmG minor arpeggio
            ♭3A♭augA♭ augmented arpeggio
            4B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            5CC major arpeggio
            6DdimD diminished arpeggio
            7EdimE diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in F melodic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Fm(maj7)Fm(maj7) arpeggio
            2Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3A♭–
            4B♭7B♭7 arpeggio · B♭7 drop 2 · B♭7 drop 3 · B♭7 drop 2 and 4
            5C7C7 arpeggio · C7 drop 2 · C7 drop 3 · C7 drop 2 and 4
            6Dm7♭5Dm7♭5 arpeggio · Dm7♭5 drop 2 · Dm7♭5 drop 3 · Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            7Em7♭5Em7♭5 arpeggio · Em7♭5 drop 2 · Em7♭5 drop 3 · Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of F melodic minor, starting from another root.

            Melodic minor in every key

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