F Natural Minor scale — Position 1
Fret 1 position · Standard tuning
The natural minor scale. Dark, melancholic sound.
Root (F)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
FGG#A#CC#D#
All 5 positions
F Natural Minor scale position 1 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 1 of the F Natural Minor scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 1 position. The notes available in this position are F, G, G#, A#, C, C#, D#. Root notes (F) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The F Natural Minor scale has 7 notes with intervals 0–2–3–5–7–8–10 semitones.