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Guitar scale companion

F# Natural Minor Scale

Learn the F# Natural Minor scale (aeolian) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

Notes
F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E
Steps
W-H-W-W-H-W-W
Sharps and flats
F#, G#, C#
Relative major
A Major Scale (same notes)
All 5 positions
E shape (frets 1-5); D shape (frets 4-8); C shape (frets 6-10); A shape (frets 9-13); G shape (frets 11-15)
1F#2G#b3A4B5C#b6Db7E

Full fretboard map

Every F# Natural Minor Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.

EBGDAEF#G#ABC#DEF#G#ABC#DEBC#DEF#G#ABC#DEF#G#AEF#G#ABC#DEF#G#ABC#DG#ABC#DEF#G#ABC#DEF#C#DEF#G#ABC#DEF#G#ABF#G#ABC#DEF#G#ABC#DE123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five F# Natural Minor (Aeolian) positions

These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.

E shape · frets 1-5

F# Natural Minor (Aeolian), E shape: the box around the E-shape F# chord, taken from the G box of A Major (Ionian).

F# Natural Minor (Aeolian) E shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the E shape.EADGBe12345214b7b351b625142b3b6b7b3
E shape tab (1-5)
e |----2-----4--5|
B |----2--3-----5|
G |-1--2-----4---|
D |----2-----4---|
A |----2-----4--5|
E |----2-----4--5|

D shape · frets 4-8

F# Natural Minor (Aeolian), D shape: the box around the D-shape F# chord, taken from the E box of A Major (Ionian).

F# Natural Minor (Aeolian) D shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the D shape.EADGBe4567825142b3b6b7b3254b7b3b614
D shape tab (4-8)
e |-4--5-----7---|
B |----5-----7---|
G |-4-----6--7---|
D |-4-----6--7---|
A |-4--5-----7---|
E |-4--5-----7---|

C shape · frets 6-10

F# Natural Minor (Aeolian), C shape: the box around the C-shape F# chord, taken from the D box of A Major (Ionian).

F# Natural Minor (Aeolian) C shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the C shape.EADGBe678910254b7b3b614514b725b6b3b6
C shape tab (6-10)
e |----7-----9-10|
B |----7-----9-10|
G |-6--7-----9---|
D |-6--7-----9---|
A |----7-----9---|
E |----7-----9-10|

A shape · frets 9-13

F# Natural Minor (Aeolian), A shape: the box around the A-shape F# chord, taken from the C box of A Major (Ionian).

F# Natural Minor (Aeolian) A shape positionFrets 9 through 13 for the A shape.EADGBe910111213514b725b6b3b6251b7b3b64b7
A shape tab (9-13)
e |-9-10----12---|
B |-9-10----12---|
G |-9----11------|
D |-9----11-12---|
A |-9----11-12---|
E |-9-10----12---|

G shape · frets 11-15

F# Natural Minor (Aeolian), G shape: the box around the G-shape F# chord, taken from the A box of A Major (Ionian).

F# Natural Minor (Aeolian) G shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the G shape.EADGBe1112131415251b7b3b64b7214b7b351b6
G shape tab (11-15)
e |---12----14---|
B |---12----14-15|
G |11----13-14---|
D |11-12----14---|
A |11-12----14---|
E |---12----14---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootF#
2M2G#
b3m3A
4P4B
5P5C#
b6m6D
b7m7E

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
iF#m7Minor 7th
iiøG#m7b5Half-Diminished
bIIIAmaj7Major 7th
ivBm7Minor 7th
vC#m7Minor 7th
bVIDmaj7Major 7th
bVIIE7Dominant 7th
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