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F♯ minor #7M pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 (E) 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

Open A and open B fall in the scale, a minor third and a perfect fourth above the root, though neither passes as a drone. Box 1 sits at fret 2. A capo at fret 2 puts the E fingering in play, which means the open-position shapes carry over intact. Roots repeat at fret 9 on the A and fret 7 on the B, so the box has an exit at both ends.

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