F# Major Scale on Piano & Guitar + Chords in the Key of F# Major
โ๏ธ Here's a bright
F sharp major
scale
reference which shows the notes, finger position on the piano keyboard,
intervals, scale degrees,
diatonic chords and
common chord progressions in
Fโฏ major.
๐ธ You'll also find the
Fโฏ major scale on the guitar fretboard.
ⓘ The
G♭ major scale
is enharmonic to the F♯ major
scale. It has the same pitches, but uses different notes names:
G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F.
The Fโฏ major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches Fโฏ, Gโฏ, Aโฏ, B, Cโฏ, Dโฏ and Eโฏ. Its relative minor is Dโฏ minor.
The key signature for the Fโฏ major scale has 6 sharps: Fโฏ, Cโฏ, Gโฏ, Dโฏ, Aโฏ and Eโฏ. All sharps except for the B natural.
The key of Fโฏ major is closely related to the key of B major and the key of Dโญ major.
→ go to all major & minor scales
The notes of the Fโฏ major scale are
F♯,
G♯,
A♯,
B,
C♯,
D♯
and
E♯
The relative minor of the Fโฏ major
scale is
Dโฏ
minor
Fโฏ major scale piano layout & finger position
Here's a piano keyboard showing the notes of the Fโฏ major scale, followed by a visual for the finger position on the piano. Hit play to hear the notes of the Fโฏ major scale up and down:
- Fโฏ
- Gโฏ
- Aโฏ
- B
- Cโฏ
- Dโฏ
- Eโฏ
- Fโฏ
Cโฏ
Dโฏ
Eโฏ
Eโฏ
Cโฏ
Dโฏ
left hand
right hand
Fโฏ Major Scale on Guitar
๐ธ Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the Fโฏ major scale , using standard guitar tuning: E A D G B E. You can show all notes, only the root notes, the intervals or the scale degrees:
You can also highlight specific scale positions on the guitar fretboard for the Fโฏ major scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):
Chords in the key of Fโฏ major
(Fโฏ major diatonic
chords)
The diatonic chords in the key of Fโฏ major are: Fโฏ major, Gโฏ minor, Aโฏ minor, B major, Cโฏ major, Dโฏ minor and Eโฏ diminished
Tap or use numbers 1 through 7 to trigger the chords. You can also tap to trigger the chord inversions or the 7th chords. This tool can be used as a chord progression generator.
last chords played
Common chord progressions in the key of Fโฏ major
Here's list of popular major key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of Fโฏ major. Again, you can use numbers 1 through 7 on your keyboard to trigger the different chords:
Toggle Fโฏ major scale intervals & scale degrees
degrees | notes | intervals |
---|---|---|
1: Tonic | F♯ | Unison |
2: Supertonic | G♯ | Major 2nd |
3: Mediant | A♯ | Major 3rd |
4: Subdominant | B | Perfect 4th |
5: Dominant | C♯ | Perfect 5th |
6: Submediant | D♯ | Major 6th |
7: Leading Tone | E♯ | Major 7th |
1: Octave/Tonic | F♯ | Perfect 8th |
Popular Songs in the Key of Fโฏ Major
- Everyday Is A Winding Road by Sheryl Crow
- In the End by Linkin Park
- Shape of My Heart by Sting
- Party In The U.S.A. by Miley Cyrus
- Believe by Cher
- Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix
- The Winner Takes It All by Abba
Major scale formula
๐ง The major scales are constructed using this note pattern:
- W-W-H-W-W-W-H
W = Whole step H = Half step
go to a different major or minor scale:
C majorC♯ majorD♭ majorD majorE♭ majorE majorF majorG♭ majorG majorA♭ majorA majorB♭ majorB majorCโญ major
C minor C♯ minor D♭ minorD minorD♯ minorE♭ minorE minorF minorF♯ minorG minorG♯ minorA♭ minorA minorA♯ minorB♭ minorB minor