F#

Minor Variants Scale

F# / G♭ Melodic Minor

Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.

Notes in F# Melodic Minor

F#1
G#2
A3
B4
C#5
D#6
F7
F#8

Chords in F# Melodic Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iF#mF# – A – C#minor
iiG#mG# – B – D#minor
IIIA+A – C# – Faugmented
IVBB – D# – F#major
VC#C# – F – G#major
viD#°D# – F# – Adiminished
viiF°F – G# – Bdiminished

Other Scales in F#

MajorF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, FNatural MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D, EHarmonic 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

Melodic Minor in All 12 Keys

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

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Melodic Minor scale by ear →Play F# Melodic 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 Melodic Minor

The F# melodic minor scale contains the notes F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, F. Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.

The diatonic chords in F# melodic minor are F#m (i), G#m (ii), A+ (III), B (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# melodic minor scale.

To develop your ear for the F# melodic 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.