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F♯ melodic minor scale

The F♯ melodic minor scale is F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E♯: seven notes, smooth and jazzy. 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♯ melodic minor over. No account needed to start.

The notes of F♯ melodic minor

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

F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯

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

How F♯ melodic minor is built

The F♯ minor scale with D raised to D♯ and E raised to E♯. Its top half then runs like F♯ major, smooth on the way up. Classical music plays it that way going up and plays F♯ minor coming down.

The natural minor scale with its sixth and seventh raised: minor at the bottom, major at the top. Classical music raises them on the way up and plays the natural minor coming down; jazz plays these notes both ways. The melodic minor scale in every key.

Chords in F♯ melodic 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♯miiG♯m♭III+AaugIVBVC♯vi°D♯dimvii°E♯dim

Play F♯ melodic 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♯ melodic minor

What notes are in the F♯ melodic 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, whole, whole, half.

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

It raises D to D♯ and E to E♯. The top of the scale then runs like F♯ major, smooth on the way up to F♯.

Melodic minor scale in every key

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

Start with the beat, then add chords, a melody and your voice in the editor, part by part.

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