F sharp melodic minor scale on bass

The melodic minor scale raises the 6th and 7th degrees of the natural minor. In jazz it is used as is, ascending and descending.

On the whole neck

EADGE♯F♯G♯ABC♯D♯ABC♯D♯E♯F♯G♯AD♯E♯F♯G♯ABC♯G♯ABC♯D♯E♯F♯0123456789101112
EADGE♯F♯G♯ABC♯D♯ABC♯D♯E♯F♯G♯AD♯E♯F♯G♯ABC♯G♯ABC♯D♯E♯F♯0123456789101112

Position from fret 1

EADGE♯F♯G♯ABC♯D♯E♯F♯G♯AB12345
EADGE♯F♯G♯ABC♯D♯E♯F♯G♯AB12345

Root notes are filled. The position starts from the root on the 4th string (low E).

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1F♯ (F sharp)root
2G♯ (G sharp)major second
3Aminor third
4Bperfect fourth
5C♯ (C sharp)perfect fifth
6D♯ (D sharp)major sixth
7E♯ (E sharp)major seventh

Steps between notes: W – H – W – W – W – W – H (W = whole step, H = half step)

A variant of the F sharp natural minor scale.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. F♯mi
  2. G♯mii
  3. AaugIII+
  4. BIV
  5. C♯V
  6. D♯dimvi°
  7. E♯dimvii°

Other F♯ scales

The same scale in other keys