Guitar · scales and modes # F melodic minor scale on guitar F melodic minor has 7 notes: F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D, E. | Note | F | G | A♭ | B♭ | C | D | E | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | Step | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ## 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 Note names 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. Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes ## Triads in F melodic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Fm | [F minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-minor) | | 2 | Gm | [G minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-minor) | | ♭3 | A♭aug | [A♭ augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-augmented) | | 4 | B♭ | [B♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) | | 5 | C | [C major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-major) | | 6 | Ddim | [D diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-diminished) | | 7 | Edim | [E diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in F melodic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Fm(maj7) | [Fm(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fmmaj7) | | 2 | Gm7 | [Gm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) · [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) · [Gm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) · [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | A♭ | – | | 4 | B♭7 | [B♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb7) · [B♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2) · [B♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-3) · [B♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | C7 | [C7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c7) · [C7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-2) · [C7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-3) · [C7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | Dm7♭5 | [Dm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7b5) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2) · [Dm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-3) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | Em7♭5 | [Em7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7b5) · [Em7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2) · [Em7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-3) · [Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of F melodic minor, starting from another root. - [E altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-altered) - [B♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian-dominant) ## Melodic minor in every key - [C melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-melodic-minor) - [C♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-melodic-minor) - [D melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-melodic-minor) - [E♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-melodic-minor) - [E melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-melodic-minor) - F melodic minor - [F♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-melodic-minor) - [G melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-melodic-minor) - [A♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-melodic-minor) - [A melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-melodic-minor) - [B♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-melodic-minor) - [B melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-melodic-minor) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice F melodic minor in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-melodic-minor:5:ladder:p1)