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F♯ harmonic minor scale on guitar (F# harmonic minor)

The F♯ scale has seven notes: F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D and E♯ (played as F). As degrees: 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6 and 7.

Notes and pattern

The F♯ harmonic minor scale

with a raised 7th, giving minor keys a strong major V chord. Play it to hear it up and down.

From note to note it climbs 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3 and 1 . The gap of 3 frets is what gives it its sound.

F♯ is F♯ minor with its 7th raised a : E♯ instead of E. See that scale.

  1. F♯1
  2. G♯2
  3. A♭3
  4. B4
  5. C♯5
  6. D♭6
  7. E♯7
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  • F♯, the root
  • Other scale notes

Chords

Chords from the F♯ harmonic minor scale

Stack every other note of the scale on each degree and you get its chords.

Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work

Same root

Change a note or two and the same takes on a new mood.

Questions

F♯ harmonic minor, in short

What notes are in the F♯ harmonic minor scale?
The F♯ scale has seven notes: F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D and E♯ (played as F). As degrees: 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6 and 7.
What chords go with the F♯ harmonic minor scale?
The chords built on F♯ harmonic minor are F♯m, G♯°, A+, Bm, C♯, D and E♯°.
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