F#

Minor Variants Scale

F# / G♭ Harmonic Minor

Natural minor with a raised 7th — creates a strong leading tone and exotic sound.

Notes in F# Harmonic Minor

F#1
G#2
A3
B4
C#5
D6
F7
F#8

Chords in F# Harmonic Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iF#mF# – A – C#minor
iiG#°G# – B – Ddiminished
IIIA+A – C# – Faugmented
ivBmB – D – F#minor
VC#C# – F – G#major
VIDD – F# – Amajor
viiF°F – G# – Bdiminished

Other Scales in F#

MajorF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, FNatural MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D, EMelodic MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, FDorianF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, EPhrygianF#, G, A, B, C#, D, ELydianF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, FMixolydianF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, ELocrianF#, G, A, B, C, D, EMajor PentatonicF#, G#, A#, C#, D#Minor PentatonicF#, A, B, C#, EBluesF#, A, B, C, C#, EWhole ToneF#, G#, A#, C, D, EDiminished (H-W)F#, G, A, A#, C, C#, D#, EDiminished (W-H)F#, G#, A, B, C, D, D#, FPhrygian DominantF#, G, A#, B, C#, D, EHungarian MinorF#, G#, A, C, C#, D, FLydian DominantF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, E

Harmonic Minor in All 12 Keys

CC D D# F G G# BC#D♭Db Eb E Gb Ab A CDD E F G A A# C#D#E♭Eb F Gb Ab Bb B DEE F# G A B C D#FF G Ab Bb C Db EF#G♭F# G# A B C# D FGG A A# C D D# F#G#A♭Ab Bb B Db Eb E GAA B C D E F G#A#B♭Bb C Db Eb F Gb ABB C# D E F# G A#

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Harmonic Minor scale by ear →Play F# Harmonic MinorHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in F# / Gb Harmonic Minor

The F# harmonic minor scale contains the notes F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, F. Natural minor with a raised 7th — creates a strong leading tone and exotic sound.

The diatonic chords in F# harmonic minor are F#m (i), G#° (ii), A+ (III), Bm (iv), C# (V), D (VI), F° (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the F# harmonic minor scale.

To develop your ear for the F# harmonic minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.