F#/Gb Melodic Minor Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

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

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

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

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

CAGED - A Shape

d|-11--13-----|
B|--8---9--11-|
G|--7---9-----|
D|--6---8-----|
A|--6---7---9-|
D|--7---9-----|

CAGED - G Shape

d|-13--15--16-|
B|-11--12--14-|
G|-11--13-----|
D|-10--11--13-|
A|-10--12-----|
D|-11--13-----|

CAGED - E Shape

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

CAGED - D Shape

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

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m	F# A C#	`4 4 4 2 2 4`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 11 11 10 x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 7 6 7 x`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 6 4 4 6`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`x 11 13 13 12 x`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`x 11 9 8 9 x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x x 7 6 6 x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 12 11 10 10 x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 12 11 10 x x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x x 3 2 2 x`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 x`
IV	B	B D# F#	`9 9 9 8 7 x`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 x x`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x x x 6 6 6`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 2 3`
VI	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 6 7 8 7 x`
VI	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 13 11 10 13`
VI	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
VI	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 12 13 11 x x`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x x 3 1 0 3`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x 8 9 10 9 x`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x x 9 10 9 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`4 0 3 2 2 3`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`4 0 3 2 2 4`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`4 0 4 2 2 3`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`4 0 3 2 2 x`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`6 6 4 4 4 6`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`6 6 4 4 4 x`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 11 9 11 9 x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 x x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x x 3 1 2 x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x 4 6 6 6 x`
IV	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
IV	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 2 0 x`
IV	B7	B D# F# A	`9 9 9 11 10 x`
IV	B7	B D# F# A	`x 6 7 8 7 x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x 4 6 4 6 x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x 4 3 4 2 x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`11 11 11 13 12 x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x x 3 1 0 3`
VI	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 7 x`
VI	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
VI	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
VI	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 4 x`
VII	Fm7b5	F G# B D#	`x x 3 1 4 x`
VII	Fm7b5	F G# B D#	`x 8 9 8 9 x`
VII	Fm7b5	F G# B D#	`x 8 6 8 6 x`
VII	Fm7b5	F G# B D#	`x 8 6 8 x x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x 9 6 6 6 x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 x x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x x 3 1 2 x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x x x 6 6 6`
II	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
II	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
II	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 12 13 11 x x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 12 11 13 12 x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 2 3 2 x x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 4 6 4 6 x`
IV	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
IV	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
IV	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
IV	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 7 x`
V	C#9	C# F G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
V	C#9	C# F G# B D#	`x x 3 1 4 x`
V	C#9	C# F G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
V	C#9	C# F G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
VI	D#m9b5	D# F# A C# F	`1 0 1 2 2 3`
VI	D#m9b5	D# F# A C# F	`1 0 3 2 2 1`
VI	D#m9b5	D# F# A C# F	`1 0 3 2 2 3`
VI	D#m9b5	D# F# A C# F	`1 0 3 2 2 x`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F G# B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F G# B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F G# B D# F#	`x 6 4 4 x x`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F G# B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x x 7 6 6 x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 12 11 10 x x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x x 3 2 2 x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 4 3 2 x x`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 x`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x 14 13 11 x x`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 x x`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x x x 6 6 6`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x x 11 10 9 x`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x x 3 1 2 x`
VI	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
VI	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 12 13 11 x x`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`4 0 3 x x x`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`4 4 3 x x x`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`x x 4 6 6 x`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`x 9 7 10 x x`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 11 9 11 x x`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 x x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x x 3 1 2 x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x x x 6 6 6`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x x 6 6 6 x`
IV	B7	B D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
IV	B7	B D# F# A	`x 12 13 11 x x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
VI	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
VI	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 x x`
VI	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 13 11 14 x`
VI	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
VII	Fm7b5	F G# B D#	`x x 3 1 4 x`
VII	Fm7b5	F G# B D#	`x 8 6 8 x x`
VII	Fm7b5	F G# B D#	`x 8 9 8 x x`
VII	Fm7b5	F G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 x x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x x 3 1 2 x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x x x 6 6 6`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x x 6 6 6 x`
II	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
II	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 12 13 11 x x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 2 3 2 x x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
IV	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
IV	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
IV	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
IV	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 x x`
V	C#9	C# F G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
V	C#9	C# F G# B D#	`x x 3 1 4 x`
V	C#9	C# F G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
V	C#9	C# F G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
VI	D#m9b5	D# F# A C# F	`1 0 3 x x x`
VI	D#m9b5	D# F# A C# F	`1 4 3 x x x`
VI	D#m9b5	D# F# A C# F	`x 6 3 6 x x`
VI	D#m9b5	D# F# A C# F	`x x x 8 6 7`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F G# B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F G# B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F G# B D# F#	`x 6 4 4 x x`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F G# B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

d|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
B|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
G|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
D|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|
A|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|
D|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---|
B|6-----------10--6-----------10--6-----------10--6-----------10--|4-------7-------4-------7-------4-------7-------4-------7-------|
G|6---6---10------6---6---10------6---6---10------6---6---10------|4---8-----------4---8-----------4---8-----------4---8-----------|
D|7---------------7---------------7---------------7---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|7---------------7---------------7---------------7---------------|
G|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---|
D|3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------|7---4---7-------7---4---7-------7---4---7-------7---4---7-------|
A|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
B|0-----------6---0-----------6---0-----------6---0-----------6---|
G|1---1---4-------1---1---4-------1---1---4-------1---1---4-------|
D|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

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

d|4---------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2---------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-------------------------------------------------------3-------|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
A|4-------------------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---6-------6---|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---8---6---8-------8---|
D|4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------------------------------|6---7---9---7---9-------9---------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-------------------------------------------------------7-------|
B|6-------------------------------------------7-------7---9---7---|4-------------------6-------6---7---6---7---9---7---9-------9---|
G|6-------6-------6---8---6---8---10--8---10------10--------------|4---6---8---6---8-------8---------------------------------------|
D|7---9-------9---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|7---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|1-------------------------------1-------1---2---1---2---4---2---|8-------------------------------------------4-------4---6---4---|
D|3---1---3---1---3---4---3---4-------4---------------------------|7-------4-------4---6---4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------|
A|4---------------------------------------------------------------|6---8-------8---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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