About the F#/Gb Natural Minor Scale
The F#/Gb natural minor scale is a 7-note scale. Also known as Aeolian mode, sad and dark sound. Its notes are F#, G#, A, B, C#, D and E, built from the formula 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7.
- Notes
- F# – G# – A – B – C# – D – E
- Formula
- 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7
- Steps
- W H W W H W W (2–1–2–2–1–2–2 semitones)
- Root
- F#/Gb
F#/Gb Natural Minor Scale degrees and intervals
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Where to play the F#/Gb Natural Minor Scale on bass
Frets 0–12 in standard tuning (E A D G), lowest string first. Root notes (F#) are highlighted; the pattern repeats from the 12th fret up.
| String | Frets |
|---|---|
| E1 | 0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 |
| A1 | 0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 |
| D2 | 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 |
| G2 | 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 |
How to practice the natural minor scale
- Learn all 7 positions across the neck
- Practice 3-note-per-string patterns
- Work on legato runs with hammer-ons
- Play over minor progressions (i-iv-v)
- Focus on the ♭6 and ♭7 characteristic tones
Scales with the same notes as F#/Gb Natural Minor Scale
These scales share every note with the F#/Gb natural minor scale but start from a different root, so the same shapes work over different chords.
Natural Minor scale in other keys
Other scales in F#/Gb
- F#/Gb Minor Pentatonic
- F#/Gb Major Pentatonic
- F#/Gb Mixolydian Pentatonic
- F#/Gb Major (Ionian)
- F#/Gb Blues
- F#/Gb Dorian
- F#/Gb Mixolydian
- F#/Gb Phrygian
- F#/Gb Harmonic Minor
- F#/Gb Lydian
- F#/Gb Locrian
- F#/Gb Diminished (Half-Whole)
- F#/Gb Diminished (Whole-Half)
- F#/Gb Whole Tone
- F#/Gb Augmented (Hexatonic)
- F#/Gb Altered (Super Locrian)
- F#/Gb Phrygian Dominant
- F#/Gb Lydian Dominant
- F#/Gb Mixolydian ♭6 (Hindu)
- F#/Gb Bebop Dominant
- F#/Gb Quartal (Stacked 4ths)
- F#/Gb Quartal Minor (Stacked 4ths)