F# Major Scale on Piano & Guitar + Chords in the Key of F# Major

☀️ 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 F♯ major.

🎸 You'll also find the F♯ 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 F^♯ major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches F^♯, G^♯, A^♯, B, C^♯, D^♯ and E^♯. Its relative minor is D^♯ minor.

The key signature for the F^♯ major scale has 6 sharps: F^♯, C^♯, G^♯, D^♯, A^♯ and E^♯. All sharps except for the B natural.

The key of F^♯ major is closely related to the key of B major and the key of D_♭ major.

→ go to all major & minor scales

F♯ major scale piano layout & finger position

Here's a piano keyboard showing the notes of the F♯ major scale, followed by a visual for the finger position on the piano. Hit play to hear the notes of the F♯ major scale up and down:

• F^♯
• G^♯
• A^♯
• B
• C^♯
• D^♯
• E^♯
• F^♯

F♯ Major Scale on Guitar

🎸 Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the F♯ 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 F♯ major scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):

Chords in the key of F♯ major
(F♯ major diatonic chords)

The diatonic chords in the key of F♯ major are: F^♯ major, G^♯ minor, A^♯ minor, B major, C^♯ major, D^♯ minor and E^♯ 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.

Popular Songs in the Key of F♯ 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

🔧 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 majorC_♭ major

C minor C^♯ minor D_♭ minorD minorD^♯ minorE_♭ minorE minorF minorF^♯ minorG minorG^♯ minorA_♭ minorA minorA^♯ minorB_♭ minorB minor