F♯ melodic minor scale

5 sharps: F♯ G♯ C♯ D♯ E♯ · pattern W–H–W–W–W–W–H

F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D♯ – E♯

Step patternWHWWWWH

Chords in F♯ melodic minor

iF♯m

iiG♯m

III+Aaug

IVB

VC♯

vi°D♯dim

vii°E♯dim

Scale degrees

Degree	Note	Name	Half steps from F♯
1	F♯	Tonic	0
2	G♯	Supertonic	2
3	A	Mediant	3
4	B	Subdominant	5
5	C♯	Dominant	7
6	D♯	Submediant	9
7	E♯	Leading tone	11

About this scale

Melodic minor raises the 6th and 7th (D♯ and E♯) to smooth out the leap in harmonic minor. Classical players use it ascending and return to natural minor descending; in jazz it’s used both ways and is the source of many modern chord colours.

Seventh chords in F♯ melodic minor scale

i(maj7) F♯m(maj7)ii7 G♯m7III+7 Amaj7♯5IV7 B7V7 C♯7viø7 D♯m7♭5viiø7 E♯m7♭5

Other F♯ scales

F♯ major F♯ natural minor F♯ harmonic minor F♯ major pentatonic F♯ minor pentatonic F♯ blues F♯ Dorian F♯ Mixolydian

Melodic minor scale in other keys

C C♯D E♭E F G A♭A B♭B

Questions

What are the notes of the F♯ melodic minor scale?

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

How many sharps or flats are in F♯ melodic minor scale?

5: F♯, G♯, C♯, D♯, E♯.

What is the step pattern of the melodic minor scale?

W–H–W–W–W–W–H, where W is a whole step (two keys) and H is a half step (the next key). Start that pattern on F♯ to get this scale.