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F♯ harmonic minor scale

The F♯ harmonic minor scale is F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E♯: seven notes, dark, with a strong pull home. Its formula is 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7.

Make a beat in F♯ minor

Opens the free editor with a uK drill beat in F♯ minor to play F♯ harmonic minor over. No account needed to start.

The notes of F♯ harmonic minor

From F♯ up to F♯: whole, half, whole, whole, half, step and a half, half. Tap a key to hear it.

F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E♯ F♯

ABDE♯F♯G♯C♯F♯
The notes of F♯ harmonic minor scale by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1F♯Root
2G♯Major second
♭3AMinor third
4BPerfect fourth
5C♯Perfect fifth
♭6DMinor sixth
7E♯Major seventh

How F♯ harmonic minor is built

The F♯ minor scale with E raised to E♯. The raised seventh sits a half step below F♯, so it pulls hard back home, and it makes the fifth chord C♯ major.

The natural minor scale with its seventh raised a half step. That note makes the fifth chord major, so it pulls hard back home, and the step and a half below it gives the scale its classical, exotic sound. The harmonic minor scale in every key.

Chords in F♯ harmonic minor

One chord on each note of the scale, built from its own notes. The numeral says which note it starts on, against the F♯ major scale: capitals are major, small letters minor.

iF♯mii°G♯dim♭III+AaugivBmVC♯♭VIDvii°E♯dim

Play F♯ harmonic minor over a beat

A beat on the chords of F♯ minor. Play the scale over it on the keyboard above, then open it in the editor and add your melody as its own part.

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Questions about F♯ harmonic minor

What notes are in the F♯ harmonic minor scale?

F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D and E♯. Its formula is 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7, counted from the major scale on F♯, and its steps from F♯ up to F♯ are: whole, half, whole, whole, half, step and a half, half.

How is F♯ harmonic minor different from F♯ minor?

It raises E to E♯. The raised seventh, a half step below F♯, makes the fifth chord C♯ major, which pulls hard back to F♯ minor.

Harmonic minor scale in every key

C harmonic minorC♯ harmonic minorD harmonic minorE♭ harmonic minorE harmonic minorF harmonic minorF♯ harmonic minorG harmonic minorG♯ harmonic minorA harmonic minorB♭ harmonic minorB harmonic minor

More scales on F♯

F♯ major (major scale)F♯ minor (natural minor scale)F♯ major pentatonicF♯ minor pentatonicF♯ bluesF♯ harmonic minorF♯ melodic minorF♯ dorianF♯ phrygianG♭ lydianF♯ mixolydianF♯ locrianF♯ phrygian dominant
Scales and modes
Major and minor keysMajor pentatonic scaleMinor pentatonic scaleBlues scaleHarmonic minor scaleMelodic minor scaleDorian modePhrygian modeLydian modeMixolydian modeLocrian modePhrygian dominant scaleWhole tone scale

Build a song in F♯ harmonic minor

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