F Melodic Minor Scale

The F Melodic Minor Scale has a minor quality due to its minor Third A. The Melodic Minor Scale, like F Melodic Minor, is similar to the F Harmonic Minor Scale with a raised (by a semitone) Seventh E, but also has a raised (by a semitone) Sixth D. This improves melodic passages by replacing the one and a half tone interval between the Sixth and Seventh with a smaller one tone interval. When descending the scale, we use the notes of the F Natural Minor Scale. The F Melodic Minor Scale is classified as a heptatonic scale as it has seven notes, F, G, A, B, C, D, E.

Below you will find the F Melodic Minor Scale notes, notation, patterns, degrees, intervals and more. You can also opt to see the F Melodic Minor Scale on your preferred instrument.

Theoretical Only

The F Melodic Minor Scale is considered theoretical only as it has double sharps or flats in the key signature.

The usual alternative is the enharmonic equivalent E Melodic Minor Scale

Notes Ascending

F, G, A, B, C, D, E, F

Notes Descending

F, E, D, C, B, A, G, F

Pattern Ascending

T, S, T, T, T, T, S

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Pattern Descending

T, T, S, T, T, S, T

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Degrees Ascending

NoteNumberName
F1Tonic
G2Supertonic
A3Mediant
B4Subdominant
C5Dominant
D6Submediant
E7Leading Tone
F8Tonic (Octave)

Degrees Descending

NoteNumberName
F8Tonic (Octave)
E7Subtonic
D6Submediant
C5Dominant
B4Subdominant
A3Mediant
G2Supertonic
F1Tonic

Intervals Ascending

NotesSemitonesInterval
F > F0Perfect Unison (P1)
F > G2Major 2nd (M2)
F > A3minor 3rd (m3)
F > B5Perfect 4th (P4)
F > C7Perfect 5th (P5)
F > D9Major 6th (M6)
F > E11Major 7th (M7)
F > F12Perfect Octave (P8)

Intervals Descending

NotesSemitonesInterval
F > F0Perfect Unison (P1)
F > E2Major 2nd (M2)
F > D4Major 3rd (M3)
F > C5Perfect 4th (P4)
F > B7Perfect 5th (P5)
F > A9Major 6th (M6)
F > G10minor 7th (m7)
F > F12Perfect Octave (P8)

Scales related to F Melodic Minor Scale

Enharmonic Equivalent Scale

Scale with the same root and notes as the F Melodic Minor Scale but different spelling.

E Melodic Minor Scale

Parallel Major Scale

Major scale with the same root note as F Melodic Minor Scale.

F Major Scale

Chords related to F Melodic Minor Scale

Related Triads

These chords have been built using the notes of the F Melodic Minor Scale. The chords are in degree order and shown in Roman numerals (lowercase = minor/diminished, uppercase = Major/Augmented).

i Chord - F Minor

ii Chord - G Minor

III+ Chord - G Augmented

IV Chord - A Major

V Chord - C Major

vio Chord - D Diminished

viio Chord - E Diminished

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