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F# Melodic Minor Scale on Piano

The F# Melodic Minor scale contains F#, A♭, A, B, D♭, E♭ and F — 7 notes. Every one is marked across three octaves of the keyboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers.

  • Root
  • Major 2nd
  • Minor 3rd
  • Perfect 4th
  • Perfect 5th
  • Major 6th
  • Major 7th
F# Melodic Minor — 7 notes
Degree 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7
Note F# A♭ A B D♭ E♭ F
Interval Root Major 2nd Minor 3rd Perfect 4th Perfect 5th Major 6th Major 7th

Note names

F# Melodic Minor scale piano keyboard diagram: every position of F#, A♭, A, B, D♭, E♭ and F across three octaves

Interval numbers

F# Melodic Minor scale piano keyboard diagram labelled with interval numbers

Modes

Melodic Minor is not one of the seven major-scale modes.

Triads

i F#m
ii A♭m
III+ Aaug
IV B
V D♭
vi° E♭°
vii°

7th Chords

i F#mMaj7
ii A♭m7
III+ Amaj7♯5
IV B7
V D♭7
viø E♭m7♭5
viiø Fm7♭5

Circle of fifths

Circle of fifths — F# Melodic Minor pianolytics.com C G D A E B F# D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F

Smaller scales inside F# Melodic Minor

Major Pentatonic B
Minor Pentatonic A♭
Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) D♭ B
Minor Sixth Pentatonic F# A♭

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the F# Melodic Minor scale?

F#, A♭, A, B, D♭, E♭ and F. That is 7 notes.

Which chords go with the F# Melodic Minor scale?

The triads built from its own notes: F#m, A♭m, Aaug, B, D♭, E♭° and F°. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.

Which smaller scales fit inside the F# Melodic Minor scale?

B Major Pentatonic, A♭ Minor Pentatonic, D♭ Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) and F# Minor Sixth Pentatonic. Every note of those is also in the F# Melodic Minor scale, so they can be played over it.

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