F Harmonic Minor Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Drop D Tuning)

The F Harmonic Minor scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: F G Ab Bb C Db E

Tuning: Drop D Guitar (D A D G B E)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

E|--6---8-----|
B|--3---4-----|
G|--2---3---5-|
D|--1---3-----|
A|--1---2-----|
D|--0---1---3-|

CAGED - A Shape

E|-10--11-----|
B|--7---8--10-|
G|--6---8-----|
D|--5---6-----|
A|--5---6---8-|
D|--4---6-----|

CAGED - G Shape

E|-11--14-----|
B|--8--10--11-|
G|--8--10--11-|
D|--9--10--12-|
A|--9--11-----|
D|--8---9-----|

CAGED - E Shape

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

CAGED - D Shape

E|--5---6---8-|
B|--3---4-----|
G|--2---3---5-|
D|--1---3-----|
A|--1---2-----|
D|--0---1---3-|

3NPS - First Position

E|--3---5---6-|
B|--1---3---4-|
G|--2---3---5-|
D|--1---3---5-|
A|--2---5---6-|
D|--3---4---6-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 1`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 4`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`3 3 3 1 1 1`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 3`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 10 11 12 11 x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x x 1 1 0`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x 6 5 5 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x 6 9 9 8`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x 11 10 9 9 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 1`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 6`
V	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
V	C	C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 3`
V	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
V	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 1`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 6 6 6 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x 7 8 9 8 x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 14 12 11 12`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`3 3 2 1 1 0`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`3 3 3 1 1 0`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x x 3 1 1 0`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`3 3 2 1 1 1`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 6 6 6`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 11 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 8 x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`8 8 6 6 6 6`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 3`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 0`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 5 3 5 3`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 5 3 5 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 1`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 4`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 4`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 3`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x x 3 0 1 0`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x x 3 5 5 3`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x 8 5 5 5 x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 5 3 6 4`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 11 10 12 11 x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 1 2 1 x x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 3`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 1`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x x 10 12 11 9`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x x 2 3 2 x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x x 6 5 4`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x 11 9 9 x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x 6 6 5 x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x x 9 9 9`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x 5 6 6 6`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 10 9 8`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x x 1 1 0`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x 6 5 5 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x 11 10 9 x x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x 2 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 6 6 6`
V	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
V	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`
V	C	C E G	`x x 10 9 8 x`
V	C	C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x x 11 10 9 x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`3 3 2 x x x`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x x 3 5 5 x`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x 8 6 9 x x`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x 8 10 9 x x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 x x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x x 5 5 5 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 8 6 9 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 13 11 13 x x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x x 6 6 8`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x x 5 6 5 x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x x 5 5 5 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 4`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 6 6 6 x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 1 2 1 x x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x x 10 9 8`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x x 2 3 2 x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x x 5 6 5 x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x x 6 5 4`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x 11 9 9 x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x 6 6 5 x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x x 9 9 9`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x x 6 6 6`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Fm – Gdim – Abaug – Bbm – C – Db – Edim

E|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
B|1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
G|1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------|3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------|
D|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|0-----------4---0-----------4---0-----------4---0-----------4---|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
B|1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
B|1-----------2---1-----------2---1-----------2---1-----------2---|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|
G|0-------1-------0-------1-------0-------1-------0-------1-------|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
D|2---3-----------2---3-----------2---3-----------2---3-----------|3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------|
A|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------------|
G|9-----------9---9-----------9---9-----------9---9-----------9---|
D|8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------|
A|7---10----------7---10----------7---10----------7---10----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: Fm – Gdim – Abaug – Bbm – C – Db – Edim

E|1---------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-------------------------------------------2-------2---5---2---|2-------------------------------2-------2---5---2---5---6---5---|
G|1-------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------|3---1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------|
D|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|0-------------------------------------------1-------1---3---1---|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-------1-------1---2---1---2---5---2---5-------5---------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|1---3-------3---------------------------------------------------|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-------------------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---3---4---3---4-------4---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|0---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-------------------------------------------------------1-------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-------------------0-------0---1---0---1---3---1---3-------3---|1-------------------------------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---|
D|2---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|3---2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------|
A|3---------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9-------------------------------------------------------6-------|
D|8-------------------6-------6---8---6---8---10--8---10------10--|
A|7---8---10--8---10------10--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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