Melodic minor scales
F melodic minor
- Key
- Fm
- octaves
- 2
- Starting fret
- 8
- Reference tempo
- Quarter note = 60
Read the scale
Practice notes
- On the way up, shift to place your ring finger at fret 12 on the first string.
- Sing D and then E before reaching the tonic on the way up.
- On the way down, listen for E-flat followed by D-flat below the tonic.
- Raise the tempo by four beats per minute after three even runs at the same speed.
Fingering · original classical fingering