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F# Harmonic Minor Scale

The F# harmonic minor scale has a dark, virtuosic quality favored by shred guitarists. Its raised E# (F natural) creates dramatic tension, and the scale maps well across the fretboard for fast runs.

Also known as

  • Gb Harmonic Minor

Formula

1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7

Notes

F#G#ABC#DF

Diatonic Chords

These chords are built from the notes of the F# Harmonic Minor scale. Each degree gets a chord based on the intervals stacked above it.

i F# Minor
ii° G# dim
III+ A aug
iv B Minor
V C# Major
VI D Major
vii° F dim
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Related Scales

Other F# Scales

MajorMinorMelodic MinorMajor PentatonicMinor PentatonicMinor BluesMajor BluesDorianPhrygianLydianMixolydianLocrianHarmonic Major

Other Harmonic Minor Scales

CC#DEbEFGAbABbB