Guitar Scale Logic
F Minor Guitar Scale in Drop D
Minor scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Drop D.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
E|------------------------------------1--| B|---------------------------1--2--4-----| G|------------------0--1--3--------------| D|------------1--3-----------------------| A|---1--3--4-----------------------------| D|3--------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 13 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The F Minor scale uses F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭ and the formula 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7. In Drop D tuning, the open strings run E B G D A D from highest to lowest, so use this map rather than a Standard-tuning shape. Use the map to locate each F root, then select a five-fret position to see its tablature. The chord suggestions use notes from this scale.
Minor sounds darker, weightier and naturally emotive. Try it for melodic rock, cinematic writing and minor-key rhythm parts. Drop D lowers the sixth string from E to D. The other five strings stay in Standard tuning, so only the low-string notes move.
Stress the b3 and b6 when you want the natural minor sound to land. In Drop D, check the sixth-string frets before reusing a Standard-tuning pattern.
- F
- G
- A♭
- B♭
- C
- D♭
- E♭
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- Fmminor
- Fm7minor 7
- Fsus2sus2
- Fsus4sus4
- F5power
- Gm7b5minor 7 flat 5
- A♭major
- A♭sus2sus2
- A♭sus4sus4
- A♭5power