F Harmonic Minor Scale — Bass
F Harmonic Minor on bass: notes F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, E — free scale chart, no sign-up. Natural minor with a raised 7th, closing the gap to the octave with a distinctive step-and-a-half between b6 and 7 — common in classical, metal, and Middle Eastern-leaning styles.
Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 0 E (7), fret 1 F (root), fret 3 G (2), fret 4 Ab (flat 3), fret 6 Bb (4), fret 8 C (5), fret 9 Db (flat 6), fret 12 E (7), fret 13 F (root), fret 15 G (2), fret 16 Ab (flat 3), fret 18 Bb (4), fret 20 C (5), fret 21 Db (flat 6), fret 24 E (7).
- A string: fret 1 Bb (4), fret 3 C (5), fret 4 Db (flat 6), fret 7 E (7), fret 8 F (root), fret 10 G (2), fret 11 Ab (flat 3), fret 13 Bb (4), fret 15 C (5), fret 16 Db (flat 6), fret 19 E (7), fret 20 F (root), fret 22 G (2), fret 23 Ab (flat 3).
- D string: fret 2 E (7), fret 3 F (root), fret 5 G (2), fret 6 Ab (flat 3), fret 8 Bb (4), fret 10 C (5), fret 11 Db (flat 6), fret 14 E (7), fret 15 F (root), fret 17 G (2), fret 18 Ab (flat 3), fret 20 Bb (4), fret 22 C (5), fret 23 Db (flat 6).
- G string: fret 0 G (2), fret 1 Ab (flat 3), fret 3 Bb (4), fret 5 C (5), fret 6 Db (flat 6), fret 9 E (7), fret 10 F (root), fret 12 G (2), fret 13 Ab (flat 3), fret 15 Bb (4), fret 17 C (5), fret 18 Db (flat 6), fret 21 E (7), fret 22 F (root), fret 24 G (2).
Notes in the F harmonic minor scale
The F harmonic minor scale contains 7 notes: F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, E. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · 7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | F |
| 2 | G |
| b3 | Ab |
| 4 | Bb |
| 5 | C |
| b6 | Db |
| 7 | E |
F harmonic minor on bass
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