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

The F#/Gb Melodic Minor (Classical) scale on banjo (F sharp / G flat melodic minor (classical)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: F# G# A B C# D# F

Notes coming down: F# E D C# B A G#

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Sixth Position

D|--4---6---7-|
B|--2---4---6-|
G|--1---2---4-|
D|--1---3---4-|
G|--6---7-----|

Coming down

D|--4---6---7-|
B|--2---3---5-|
G|--1---2---4-|
D|--2---4-----|
G|------------|

3NPS - Seventh Position

D|--6---7---9-|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--2---4---6-|
D|--3---4---6-|
G|--6---7---9-|

Coming down

D|--6---7---9-|
B|--3---5---7-|
G|--2---4---6-|
D|--4---6-----|
G|------------|

3NPS - First Position

D|--7---9--11-----|
B|--6---7---9-----|
G|--4---6---8-----|
D|--4---6---7-----|
G|--6---7---9--11-|

Coming down

D|--7---9--11-|
B|--5---7---9-|
G|--4---6---7-|
D|--4---6---7-|
G|------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 4 4 6`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x x 2 2 3`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x x x 2 3`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 3 2 2 3`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 3 2 2 x`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x x x 0 4`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x 4 4 0 1`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 4 4`
V	C#	C# F G#	`6 6 6 6 6`
VI	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 x x`
VI	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 4 4`
VI	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 1`
VI	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 4`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x x 1 0 x`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x 3 1 0 3`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x 3 1 0 x`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x x 1 0 3`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`x x 2 2 3`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`x 3 2 2 3`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`x 3 2 2 x`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`x 4 2 2 3`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x 3 1 2 3`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x 3 1 2 x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x x 1 2 3`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`6 3 1 2 3`
IV	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 1`
IV	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
IV	B7	B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
IV	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x 3 1 0 3`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x 3 1 0 x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x x 1 0 3`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x 3 4 2 3`
VI	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 1`
VI	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
VI	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
VI	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
VII	Fm7b5	F G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
VII	Fm7b5	F G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 1`
VII	Fm7b5	F G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
VII	Fm7b5	F G# B D#	`x 3 1 0 1`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x 3 1 2 x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x x 1 2 3`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x 4 1 2 3`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x 4 1 2 x`
II	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
II	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
II	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
II	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 4 2 0 1`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x x 2 0 3`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 3 1 0 x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 3 2 0 x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x x 1 0 3`
IV	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
IV	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
IV	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 1`
IV	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
V	C#9	C# F G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
V	C#9	C# F G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
V	C#9	C# F G# B D#	`x x 1 2 1`
V	C#9	C# F G# B D#	`x 1 1 2 x`
VI	D#m9b5	D# F# A C# F	`x 1 2 2 3`
VI	D#m9b5	D# F# A C# F	`x 3 2 2 1`
VI	D#m9b5	D# F# A C# F	`x x 2 2 3`
VI	D#m9b5	D# F# A C# F	`x 3 2 2 x`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: F#m – G#m – Aaug – B – C# – D#dim – Fdim

D|--------------------------------|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
B|2-----------2-----------2-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
G|2-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
B|2-----------2-----------2-------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

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

Backward Roll

Chords: F#m – G#m – Aaug – B – C# – D#dim – Fdim

D|--------------------------------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
B|2---2-----------2-----------2---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
G|2-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

D|3-----------3-----------3-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
B|2---2-----------2-----------2---|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: F#m – G#m – Aaug – B – C# – D#dim – Fdim

D|--------------------------------|6-------6-------6-----------6---|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|4---4---------------4-----------|
G|2-----------------------2-------|4-----------------------4-------|
D|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|6-----------6-------------------|

D|3-------3-------3-----------3---|4-------4-------4-----------4---|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|2-----------------------2-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|------------0-------------------|

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

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: F#m – G#m – Aaug – B – C# – D#dim – Fdim

D|--------------------------------|6-----------6---------------6---|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|4---4---------------4-----------|
G|2-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|6---------------6---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|6-------6---------------6-------|

D|3-----------3---------------3---|4-----------4---------------4---|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|

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

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

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