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F minor #7M pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F, Ab, Bb, C, E at frets 0, 1, 4, 6, 8, 12

A string: Bb, C, E, F, Ab at frets 1, 3, 7, 8, 11

D string: E, F, Ab, Bb, C at frets 2, 3, 6, 8, 10

G string: Ab, Bb, C, E, F at frets 1, 3, 5, 9, 10

B string: C, E, F, Ab, Bb at frets 1, 5, 6, 9, 11

High E string: E, F, Ab, Bb, C, E at frets 0, 1, 4, 6, 8, 12

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F minor #7M pentatonic

The minor #7 pentatonic is the minor pentatonic with its flat 7th raised to a major 7th: root, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, major 7th. It outlines a minor-major 7th chord, the brooding James Bond sonority, and gives melodic or harmonic minor color inside a comfortable pentatonic grip. The half step from 7 up to the root is the whole drama.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

F

I

A♭

bIII

B♭

IV

C

V

E

VII

minor #7M pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Minor pentatonic with the b7 (Eb) raised to a major 7th: every box you know works, with one fret moved.
  • It outlines a m(maj7) chord: the James Bond sonority in five notes over a F minor vamp.
  • Let the VII to root half step end phrases; that is the drama the raised note buys.
  • Alternate it with regular F minor pentatonic: shifting the 7th back and forth animates a static minor groove.

How to play F minor #7M pentatonic on guitar

Both E strings sound a major seventh open, one fret below the root at fret 1, so the nut itself works as a leading tone. Box 1 starts right there at fret 1. Capo fret 1 and the E fingering matches, which means the open shapes transfer straight across. Further roots wait at fret 8 on the A and fret 3 on the D, with the shift at fret 5.

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