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Fig. 1 · F# natural minor · first 12 frets

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F♯ natural minor

F♯1G♯2A♭3B4C♯5D♭6E♭7

The major scale started from its sixth degree: same seven notes, a different centre of gravity.

The same sounds spelled from the other side are G♭ natural minor.

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Written out

Fig. 2 · F# natural minor, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

F♯WG♯HAWBWC♯HDWEWF♯

What is true of it

F♯ natural minor is F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D and E, and back to F♯.

Its steps are W – H – W – W – H – W – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, F♯ harmonic minor differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the guitar its notes fall in 47 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

C♯mminorC♯m7minor seventhDmajorDmaj7major seventhEmajorE7dominant seventhF♯mminorF♯m7minor seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on F♯

F♯ harmonic minorminorF♯ melodic minorminorF♯ majormajorF♯ harmonic majormajorF♯ Dorianmode

C minC♯ minD♭ minD minD♯ minE♭ minE minF minall 374