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# 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 2–6, 17 notes

Position 2: frets 4–8, 17 notes

Position 3: frets 7–11, 17 notes

Position 4: frets 9–13, 17 notes

Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

## Triads in F♯ melodic minor

| Degree | Chord | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | F♯m | [F♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-minor) |
| 2 | G♯m | [G♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-minor) |
| ♭3 | Aaug | [A augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-augmented) |
| 4 | B | [B major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major) |
| 5 | C♯ | [D♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major) |
| 6 | D♯dim | [D♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-diminished) |
| 7 | E♯dim | [F diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-diminished) |

## Seventh chords in F♯ melodic minor

| Degree | Chord | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | F♯m(maj7) | [F♯m(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-mmaj7) |
| 2 | G♯m7 | [G♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7) · [G♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [G♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [G♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) |
| ♭3 | A | – |
| 4 | B7 | [B7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b7) · [B7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2) · [B7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-3) · [B7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2-and-4) |
| 5 | C♯7 | [D♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db7) · [D♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/db7-drop-2) · [D♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/db7-drop-3) · [D♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/db7-drop-2-and-4) |
| 6 | D♯m7♭5 | [D♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-m7b5) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) |
| 7 | E♯m7♭5 | [Fm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7b5) · [Fm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-2) · [Fm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-3) · [Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-2-and-4) |

## Same notes, other names

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

- [F altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-altered)
- [B Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-melodic-minor)
- F♯ 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:6:ladder:p1)
