Tuning-specific scale diagram

F# Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in E Flat Standard Tuning

F# Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same f# natural minor (aeolian) scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. The tuning changes where the same pitch classes sit across the fretboard.

Scale notes: F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E
Formula: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Semitones: 0 2 3 5 7 8 10
Parent scale: A major
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: Eb2 to Eb4
24-fret range: Eb2 to Eb6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to F# Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale: string 5 G# (2), string 4 C# (5), and string 3 F# (1). F# roots occur on open string 3.

String 5G#2

String 4C#5

String 3F#1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 10

String 4Fret 5

String 3Open

String 2Fret 8

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave scale pattern falls at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 11, with the F# root at fret 3. On the highest Eb string, the first F# is at fret 3.

Fret 1Eb7

Fret 3F#1

Fret 5G#2

Fret 6Ab3

Fret 8B4

Fret 10C#5

Fret 11Db6

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play F# Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale on the low Eb string at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets G# on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest F# root and two other scale tones.
Connect the F# root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 3, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest scale tone between each pair of roots.