F♯ Minor Scale
The F♯ minor scale has seven notes: F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D and E. It has 3 sharps (F♯, C♯ and G♯), and it is the relative minor of A major.
Notes
- F♯1
- G♯2
- A♭3
- B4
- C♯5
- D♭6
- E♭7
Step pattern: W – H – W – W – H – W – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from F♯ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯ | Root |
| 2 | G♯ | Major 2nd |
| ♭3 | A | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | B | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | C♯ | Perfect 5th |
| ♭6 | D | Minor 6th |
| ♭7 | E | Minor 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Key signature
F♯ minor has 3 sharps: F♯ C♯ G♯. See it on the circle of fifths →
Chords in the key of F♯ minor
| Numeral | Chord | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | F♯m | F♯m7 |
| ii° | G♯dim | G♯m7♭5 |
| III | A | Amaj7 |
| iv | Bm | Bm7 |
| v | C♯m | C♯m7 |
| VI | D | Dmaj7 |
| VII | E | E7 |
Common progressions
- Classic minorF♯m – Bm – C♯mi – iv – v
- Epic / pop minorF♯m – D – A – Ei – VI – III – VII
- DescendingF♯m – E – D – C♯mi – VII – VI – v
Related scales
Practise it
- Alternate picking on one stringTechnique · moved down 3 frets into F♯
- Palm-muted gallopMetal · moved up 2 frets into F♯
Explore it on the full fretboard · Piano scale explorer · Metronome