The F# is there in the D chord ... they used that chord change a lot but couldn't get it to work in minor keys. The natural minor (aka Aeolian mode) was the common minor scale and because of its ...

Guitar skills: We’re always harping on about the minor pentatonic scale ... over a funk-style backing here and targeting an F# note on the 7th fret of the second string (taken from the A Dorian scale) ...