scalef#minor

C major A minor G major E minor D major B minor A major F# minor E major C# minor

F# minor scale
Tabbed out below is the scale of F# minor played from the 6th (E) string 2nd fret.
The arrangement of notes in all minor scales is exactly the same.
For example, F# minor contains the following notes:

F# G# A B C# D E F#

Minor Scales always have the following arrangement of notes:

tone semi-tone tone tone semi-tone tone tone

So,
F# - G# is a tone
G# - A is a semi-tone
A - B is a tone
and so on...

Most important of all, play through the scale as tabbed below and listen carefully...!

F# minor scale - ascending - 2 octaves
Play slowly through the scale using downstrokes at first.
As your left hand fingering becomes more confident, start to use alternate strokes - downstroke / upstroke.
L.H.F = left hand fingering

1E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----2-
2B -----------------------------------------------------------------------2----3--------------
3G ----------------------------------------------------1-----2-----4------------------------- ----
4D ---------------------------------------2-----4-------------------------------------------- ------
5A --------------------2-----4-----5----------------------------------------------------------
6E ----2----4----5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
LHF=___1____3____4____1____3_____4____1_____3_____1____2_____4_____2____3__________2

F# minor scale - descending - 2 octaves

1E ----2----0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2B --------------3----2----------------------------------------------------------------------
3G ------------------------4----2----1-------------------------------------------------------
4D ----------------------------------------4----2--------------------------------------------
5A ---------------------------------------------------5----4----2----------------------------
6E --------------------------------------------------------------------5----4----2-----------
LHF=___2________3____2___4____2____1___3____1____4____3___1_____4____3___1____

Practising these scales will really help your all round guitar playing technique.
They will also help with composing your own tunes, improvising solos & working out songs.
Play slowly and let each note ring (sustain) and sound clearly.

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