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Minor

F♯ / G♭ Harmonic Minor

NOTES
F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D F F♯
SCALE FORMULA
1 – 2 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭6 – 7
ABOUT THIS SCALE

Natural minor with a raised seventh degree. Its distinctive augmented second gives it a dramatic, classical and exotic character.

GUITAR FRETBOARD

F♯ / G♭ Harmonic Minor

Standard tuning — E A D G B E — open through fret 24.

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Playback: The scale follows a practical two-octave route across nearby strings and frets. The note currently sounding turns bright white.
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Chord progression ideas

Key of F♯ / G♭

Classic Harmonic Minor

i – iv – V7 – i
F♯m → Bm → C♯7 → F♯m

The major V7 chord highlights the raised seventh degree, the defining sound of harmonic minor.

Dramatic Minor

i – ♭VI – V7 – i
F♯m → D → C♯7 → F♯m

A dramatic progression with a strong dominant pull back to the minor tonic.