Scale · Basic scales

F# major

The most used scale in Western music: open, bright, and behind almost every song you have ever sung.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

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F# major scale on the Guitar neck54 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FF#G#A#BC#D#FF#A#BC#D#FF#G#A#BD#FF#G#A#BC#D#FG#A#BC#D#FF#G#A#BC#D#FF#G#A#BC#FF#G#A#BC#D#FF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. F#1
  2. G#2
  3. A#3
  4. B4
  5. C#5
  6. D#6
  7. F7

Also written as Gb · Ab · Bb · B · Db · Eb · F.

Formula

W · W · H · W · W · W · H

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside F# major. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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