Scale · Pentatonics

F# major pentatonic

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Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

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F# major pentatonic scale on the Guitar neck37 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.F#G#A#C#D#F#A#C#D#F#G#A#D#F#G#A#C#D#G#A#C#D#F#G#A#C#D#F#G#A#C#F#G#A#C#D#F#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

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

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

Formula

A 5-note scale — the distances are in the degrees.

Degrees

1 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 6

Chords in the scale

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

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