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F♯ minor hexatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E#, F#, G#, A, B, C# at frets 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9

A string: A, B, C#, E#, F#, G#, A at frets 0, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12

D string: E#, F#, G#, A, B, C# at frets 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11

G string: G#, A, B, C#, E#, F# at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11

B string: B, C#, E#, F#, G#, A, B at frets 0, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12

High E string: E#, F#, G#, A, B, C# at frets 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9

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F# minor hexatonic

The minor hexatonic is a six note scale: root, 2nd, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, major 7th. It is harmonic minor with the flat 6th omitted, keeping the dramatic leading tone while removing the scale's most dissonant rub. The result is a clean minor sound with a strong pull home, handy over minor and minor-major 7th chords alike.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

F♯

I

G♯

II

A

bIII

B

IV

C♯

V

E♯

VII

minor hexatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Hear F# minor hexatonic as harmonic minor minus the flat 6th: the drama of the leading tone (F) without the augmented-2nd gap.
  • Over a minor-major 7th chord, arpeggiate root, bIII (A), V, VII and use the 2nd (G#) and 4th (B) as connecting steps.
  • End phrases VII up to F#; with no b6 (D) in the way, the resolution sounds clean rather than exotic.
  • Use it when natural minor feels too soft and harmonic minor too Spanish; six notes split the difference.

How to play F♯ minor hexatonic on guitar

Open A and open B both belong to F# minor hexatonic, the minor third and the fourth, so a pair of ringing middle strings is available without a capo. Capo fret 2 rewrites the whole thing as E minor hexatonic, which lets you play it with open-position shapes. Roots climb from the 2nd fret on the low E to the 4th on the D and the 7th on the B. Four sharps here. Shapes built on the low root end at fret 6, so the shift comes early.

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