F Melodic Minor (Classical) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The F Melodic Minor (Classical) scale on banjo: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: F G Ab Bb C D E

Notes coming down: F D# Db C Bb Ab G

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Sixth Position

D|--3---5---6-|
B|--1---3---5-|
G|--0---1---3-|
D|--0---2---3-|
G|--0---6-----|

Coming down

D|--3---5---6-|
B|--1---2---4-|
G|--0---1---3-|
D|--1---3-----|
G|------------|

3NPS - Seventh Position

D|--5---6---8-|
B|--3---5---6-|
G|--1---3---5-|
D|--2---3---5-|
G|--6---8-----|

Coming down

D|--5---6---8-|
B|--2---4---6-|
G|--1---3---5-|
D|--3---5-----|
G|------------|

3NPS - First Position

D|--6---8--10-|
B|--5---6---8-|
G|--3---5---7-|
D|--3---5---6-|
G|--6---8--10-|

Coming down

D|--6---8--10-|
B|--4---6---8-|
G|--3---5---6-|
D|--3---5---6-|
G|------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 x x x`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 0 x x`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 0 3 x`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 3 3 0`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x 1 1 2`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x x 1 2`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x 2 1 1 2`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x 2 1 1 x`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3`
V	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
V	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 5`
V	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 2`
V	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 5`
VI	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 x x`
VI	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 3 3`
VI	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 0`
VI	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 3`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x 2 3 x x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 2`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 5`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x x 1 1 2`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x 2 1 1 2`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x 2 1 1 x`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x 3 1 1 2`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 3 3 3`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 0 0 3 3`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`0 2 1 1 2`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`0 2 0 1 x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`0 2 1 1 x`
IV	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 0 1 3 3`
IV	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 0`
IV	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 3`
IV	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x 2 3 1 2`
VI	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 0`
VI	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 x`
VI	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x 1 1 0`
VI	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 3`
VII	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 0`
VII	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 2`
VII	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`
VII	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 2`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`0 2 1 1 2`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`0 2 1 1 x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`0 2 1 x x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x 2 0 1 x`
II	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 0 1 x x`
II	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 0 1 3 3`
II	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 3 1 3 0`
II	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 3 1 3 3`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 2 3 1 x`
IV	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 x`
IV	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 1 1 0`
IV	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 3 1 0`
IV	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 3`
V	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
V	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
V	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 1 0`
V	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`
VI	Dm9b5	D F Ab C E	`x 0 1 1 2`
VI	Dm9b5	D F Ab C E	`x 2 1 1 0`
VI	Dm9b5	D F Ab C E	`x x 1 1 2`
VI	Dm9b5	D F Ab C E	`x 2 1 1 x`
VII	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 0 3 3`
VII	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 3 3 3`
VII	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 2 0 3 3`
VII	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Fm – Gm – Abaug – Bb – C – Ddim – Edim

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|--------------------------------|
G|1-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

D|2---2-----------2-----------2---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|2---2-----------2-----------2---|--------------------------------|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|--------------------------------|
G|0-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|3-------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|

Backward Roll

Chords: Fm – Gm – Abaug – Bb – C – Ddim – Edim

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|--------------------------------|
G|1-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

D|2-----------2-----------2-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
G|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|2-----------2-----------2-------|--------------------------------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|--------------------------------|
G|0-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|3-------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Fm – Gm – Abaug – Bb – C – Ddim – Edim

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|--------------------------------|
G|1-----------------------1-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|0-----------0-------------------|

D|2-------2-------2-----------2---|3-------3-------3-----------3---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|1-----------------------1-------|3-----------------------3-------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|------------0-------------------|

D|2-------2-------2-----------2---|--------------------------------|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|--------------------------------|
G|0-----------------------0-------|1-----------------------1-------|
D|2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|0-----------0-------------------|------------0-------------------|

D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|3-----------------------3-------|
D|2-------------------------------|
G|0-----------0-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Fm – Gm – Abaug – Bb – C – Ddim – Edim

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|--------------------------------|
G|1-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|0-------0---------------0-------|

D|2-----------2---------------2---|3-----------3---------------3---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|

D|2-----------2---------------2---|--------------------------------|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|--------------------------------|
G|0-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|2---------------2---------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|0-------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|

D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|3-------------------------------|
D|2---------------2---------------|
G|0-------0---------------0-------|

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