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F# harmonic minor

Minor with a raised seventh. The step and a half before the root gives it that eastern colour and pulls hard toward home.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

Instrument

Tuning

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F# harmonic minor scale on the Guitar neck55 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FF#G#ABC#DFF#ABC#DFF#G#ABDFF#G#ABC#DFG#ABC#DFF#G#ABC#DFF#G#ABC#DFF#G#ABC#DFF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. F#1
  2. G#2
  3. Ab3
  4. B4
  5. C#5
  6. Db6
  7. F7

Also written as Gb · Ab · A · B · Db · D · F.

Formula

W · H · W · W · H · W+H · H

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · 7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside F# harmonic minor. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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