F# Melodic Minor Scale
4-string bass · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
F♯
G♯
A
B
C♯
D♯
E♯
Solfège : Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La – Si – Do♯ – Ré♯ – Mi♯
Interval Structure
F♯
T
G♯
½T
A
T
B
T
C♯
T
D♯
T
E♯
→
F♯+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in F#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | F♯m | minor |
| ii | G♯m | minor |
| III+ | A+ | augmented |
| IV | B | Major |
| V | C♯ | Major |
| vi° | D♯° | diminished |
| vii° | E♯° | diminished |
About this scale
The melodic minor scale (ascending form) raises both the 6th and 7th degrees, smoothing out melodic movement. It sits at the heart of modern jazz language: essential on minor-major-7 chords, half-diminished iis, and altered dominants.
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