F# Minor Scale on Piano & Guitar with F# Melodic & Harmonic Minor | muted.io (2024)

👽 Here's an out of this world F sharp minor scale piano keyboard reference, including the F♯ natural minor scale, F♯ harmonic minor scale & F♯ melodic minor scale.

You'll find the notes of the F♯ minor scale with intervals, scale degrees and fingering on the piano. Plus, a tool to play the diatonic chords in the key of F♯ minor.

🎸 You'll also find the F♯ minor scale on the guitar fretboard..

ⓘ The G♭ minor scale is enharmonic to the F♯ minor scale. It has the same pitches, but uses different notes names: G♭ A♭ B♭♭ C♭ D♭ E♭♭ F♭.

The F♯ minor scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D and E. Its relative major is the A major scale.

The key signature for the F♯ minor scale has 3 sharps: F♯, C♯ and G♯.

The key of F♯ minor is closely related to the key of B minor and the key of C♯ minor.

The notes of the F♯ minor scale are F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D and E

The relative major of the F♯ minor scale is A major

F♯ minor scale piano layout & finger position

The F♯ natural minor scale is the default when we just say 'F♯ minor scale'.

Here's a piano keyboard showing the notes of the F♯ minor scale, followed by a visual for the finger position on the piano. Hit play to hear the notes of the F♯ minor scale up and down:

  • F♯
  • G♯
  • A
  • B
  • C♯
  • D
  • E
  • F♯

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F♯

G♯
C♯

A
D

B
E

A
D

F♯
B
E

G♯
C♯
F♯

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left hand

right hand

F♯ Minor Scale on Guitar

🎸 Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the F♯ minor scale , using standard guitar tuning: E A D G B E. You can show all notes, only the root notes, the intervals or the scale degrees:

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You can also highlight specific scale positions on the guitar fretboard for the F♯ minor scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):

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Chords in the key of F♯ minor
(F♯ minor diatonic chords)

The diatonic chords in the key of F♯ minor are: F♯ minor, G♯ diminished, A major, B minor, C♯ minor, D major and E major

Tap or use numbers 1 through 7 to trigger the chords. You can also tap to trigger the chord inversions or the 7th chords. This tool can be used as a chord progression generator.

Common chord progressions in the key of F♯ minor

Here's list of popular minor key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of F♯ minor. Again, you can use numbers 1 through 7 on your keyboard to trigger the different chords:

i F♯ min

iv B min

v C♯ min

i F♯ min

VI D maj

VII E maj

i F♯ min

VI D maj

iv B min

v C♯ min

i F♯ min

III A maj

iv B min

v C♯ min

i F♯ min

iv B min

VII E maj

ii° G♯ dim

v C♯ min

i F♯ min

i F♯ min

VI D maj

III A maj

VII E maj

i F♯ min

VII E maj

VI D maj

VII E maj

VI D maj

VII E maj

i F♯ min

i F♯ min

i F♯ min

v C♯ min

VII E maj

iv B min

Toggle F♯ minor scale intervals & scale degrees

degrees notes intervals
1: Tonic F♯ Unison
2: Supertonic G♯ Major 2nd
3: Mediant A Minor 3rd
4: Subdominant B Perfect 4th
5: Dominant C♯ Perfect 5th
6: Submediant D Minor 6th
7: Subtonic E Minor 7th
1: Octave/Tonic F♯ Perfect 8th

F♯ Harmonic Minor Scale

notes: F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E♯

  • F♯
  • G♯
  • A
  • B
  • C♯
  • D
  • E♯
  • F♯

ⓘ↓ about harmonic minor scale

From the natural minor scale, the harmonic minor scale is created by raising the 7th degree by a half step (semitone). That 7th degree becomes a leading-tone instead of a subtonic. It has a rather exotic sound, created by the gap between the 6th and 7th degrees. As its name implies, this scale works especially well for harmonies.

F♯ Melodic Minor Scale

notes: F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E♯

  • F♯
  • G♯
  • A
  • B
  • C♯
  • D♯
  • E♯
  • F♯

ⓘ↓ about melodic minor scale

The melodic minor scale is at times used with different notes up versus down the scale, but it can be played with the same notes up and down. The melodic minor is created by raising both the 6th and 7th degrees by a half step. The alternative way of coming down the scale is using the natural minor scale down. Here the example uses the same notes up and down the scale.

Minor scale formula

🔧 The minor scales are constructed using these note patterns:

  • Natural Minor: W-H-W-W-H-W-W
  • Harmonic Minor: W-H-W-W-H-A2-H
  • Melodic Minor: W-H-W-W-W-W-H

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W = Whole step H = Half step A2 = Whole step + half step

go to a different major or minor scale:

C majorC♯ majorD♭ majorD majorE♭ majorE majorF majorF♯ majorG♭ majorG majorA♭ majorA majorB♭ majorB majorC♭ major

C minor C♯ minor D♭ minorD minorD♯ minorE♭ minorE minorF minorG minorG♯ minorA♭ minorA minorA♯ minorB♭ minorB minor

F# Minor Scale on Piano & Guitar with F# Melodic & Harmonic Minor | muted.io (2024)

FAQs

What is the F# minor scale on the piano? ›

The F♯ minor scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D and E. Its relative major is the A major scale. The key signature for the F♯ minor scale has 3 sharps: F♯, C♯ and G♯. The key of F♯ minor is closely related to the key of B minor and the key of C♯ minor.

What notes are in the F# minor scale on A guitar? ›

F-sharp minor is a minor scale based on F♯, consisting of the pitches F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D, and E.

What is the harmonic minor of F# minor? ›

The notes of the F# Harmonic Minor scale are F# G# A B C# D E#. It's key signature has 3 sharps. Press play to listen to the scale. Click the virtual piano or the notation to hear each note.

What is the difference between F sharp minor and F minor? ›

They are four distinct keys with four different key signatures: F minor has 4 flats and is relative to the key of A-flat major. F# minor has 3 sharps and is relative to the key of A Major. G# Minor has 5 sharps and is relative to the key of B Major. G minor is relative to B-flat Major with 2 flats.

What notes are in the F# major scale on guitar? ›

The F-sharp major scale is a seven-note scale consisting of the notes F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, and E♯. The distance between the notes is 2-2-1-2-2-2-1, where 1 is a half step, and 2 is a whole step.

What is the major key of F# minor? ›

The relative major key of F-sharp minor is A major and the seventh note of F-sharp minor is E. Therefore, F-sharp harmonic minor has three sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯) and E is raised to E♯.

What is the rule for harmonic minor? ›

To convert any natural minor scale into harmonic minor, raise the seventh note by a half step. To convert any natural minor scale into harmonic minor, raise the seventh note by a semitone. Let's convert C Natural Minor into C Harmonic Minor. Simply raise the seventh note (Bb) by a half step, resulting in B.

What is the root chord for F# minor? ›

F♯ Minor. The F♯ minor chord is a triad formed from a root (F♯), a minor third (A) and a perfect fifth (C♯).

What emotion is F minor? ›

Hermann von Helmholtz once described F minor as harrowing and melancholy. Christian Schubart described this key as "Deep depression, funereal lament, groans of misery and longing for the grave".

Is F# minor the same as G flat minor? ›

Its parallel minor, G-flat minor, is usually replaced by F-sharp minor, since G-flat minor's two double-flats make it generally impractical to use. Its direct enharmonic equivalent, F-sharp major, contains the same number of sharps as the G-flat major key does flats.

What is A melodic minor? ›

The melodic minor scale is a minor scale with raised sixth and seventh scale degrees, but only when ascending. A descending melodic minor scale is identical to a natural minor scale.

What is the formula for F minor scale piano? ›

The F natural minor piano scale starts with F. Then it travels up a whole step – half step – whole step – whole step – half step – whole step – whole step. Starting on F, take a whole step up to G, a half step to Ab, a whole step to Bb, a whole step to C, a half step to Db, a whole step to Eb, and a whole step to F.

Is F sharp minor hard? ›

Mostly because the most common way you'll find to play it has a barre, where you cover more than one string with the same finger. And barres are hard. It takes a few weeks of playing and practice to get enough strength in your fingers to make a barre work.

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