F♯ melodic minor scale
MinorAeolian ♯6 ♯7 · 7 notes · F♯ + G♯ + C♯ + D♯ + E♯
F♯melodic minor
KeyboardRight hand · 1 = thumb
Fingering guideOne octave · both hands
| Hand | F♯ | G♯ | A | B | C♯ | D♯ | E♯ | F♯ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 | 3 | 1thumb under | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1thumb under | 2 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33 over | 2 | 1 | 44 over |
Chords in the key
How to read a scale
Steps, degrees, fingers.
The step pattern
Every scale is a pattern of whole and half steps. F♯ melodic minor goes W–H–W–W–W–W–H. Coming down, melodic minor is played as the natural minor: F♯ E D C♯ B A G♯ F♯.
The degrees
Number the notes from the root: 1 F♯, 2 G♯, ♭3 A, 4 B, 5 C♯, 6 D♯, 7 E♯. The degrees stay the same in every key, so a pattern learned in F♯ works in any other.
The fingering
Right hand: the thumb tucks under onto A, then the thumb tucks under onto E♯. Left hand: finger 3 crosses over onto C♯, then finger 4 crosses over onto F♯. Practise the crossings slowly; once they're smooth, raise the tempo.
All 216 scales
Every scale and mode on every root, each with its own page.
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
Practise it on a real keyboard.
Plug in a MIDI keyboard: the Melodio app shows every scale with its fingering and chords, and names what you play. Free, offline.
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