Guitar Scale Logic
F# Harmonic Minor Guitar Scale in Drop D
Harmonic Minor scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Drop D.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
E|------------------------------------1--2--| B|------------------------------2--3--------| G|---------------------1--2--4--------------| D|------------0--3--4-----------------------| A|---0--2--4--------------------------------| D|4-----------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 14 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The F# Harmonic Minor scale uses F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D, E♯ and the formula 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7. 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.
Harmonic Minor sounds dramatic, classical and sharply directional. Try it for neo-classical leads, dark cadences and cinematic themes. 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.
Spotlight the major 7th so the scale does not blur into natural minor. 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.
- F♯mminor
- F♯5power
- G♯dimdiminished
- Bmminor
- Bdimdiminished
- Bm7minor 7
- B5power
- C♯major
- C♯7dominant 7
- C♯5power