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F♯ minor scale on guitar (F# minor)

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

Notes and pattern

The F♯ minor scale

The of a major key: same notes, starting on the 6th degree. Play it to hear it up and down.

From note to note it climbs 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2 and 2 : whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole.

F♯ minor has the same notes as A major, starting from F♯. See that scale.

  1. F♯1
  2. G♯2
  3. A♭3
  4. B4
  5. C♯5
  6. D♭6
  7. E♭7
EADGBE0135791215F♯F♯F♯F♯F♯F♯F♯F♯EG♯ABC♯DEABC♯DEG♯ABDEG♯ABC♯DEG♯ABC♯DEG♯ABC♯DEG♯ABC♯DEG♯ABC♯DE
  • F♯, the root
  • Other scale notes

Positions

F♯ minor in five positions

The splits the neck into five overlapping positions, one per shape. Learn one, then join it to the next.

F♯ minor · the whole neck

Five positions, each overlapping the next, repeating every 12 frets.

GGEDCCAAEADGBE0135791215F♯F♯F♯F♯F♯F♯F♯F♯EG♯ABC♯DEABC♯DEG♯ABDEG♯ABC♯DEG♯ABC♯DEG♯ABC♯DEG♯ABC♯DEG♯ABC♯DE
  • Root (F♯)
  • Scale tone

Chords

Chords from the F♯ 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

Hear the chords and progressions in F♯ minor

Same root

Other scales on F♯

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

Questions

F♯ minor, in short

What notes are in the F♯ minor scale?
The F♯ minor scale has seven notes: F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D and E. As degrees: 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6 and ♭7.
What chords go with the F♯ minor scale?
The chords built on F♯ minor are F♯m, G♯°, A, Bm, C♯m, D and E.
What is the relative major of F♯ minor?
F♯ minor has the same notes as A major, starting from F♯.
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