F# Major
F sharp Major scale for guitar.
The F# Major is a seven-note scale. Notes are displayed in the diagram with blue color with the root notes indicated by darker color. The root notes are always F# tones. In the two-octave pattern, the first root note is on the 6th string, 2nd fret.
F# Major 2 octaves
F# Major full fretboard
F# Major note names
Shape 1 (1st position) with fingerings
Shape 2 (4th position) with fingerings
Shape 3 (6th position) with fingerings
Shape 4 (8th position) with fingerings
Shape 5 (10th position) with fingerings
The scale displayed with its numeric formula and scale degrees.
| Formula | Notes | Intervals | Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F# | Unison | Tonic |
| 2 | G# | Major second | Supertonic |
| 3 | A# | Major third | Mediant |
| 4 | B | Perfect fourth | Subdominant |
| 5 | C# | Perfect fifth | Dominant |
| 6 | D# | Sixth | Submediant |
| 7 | E# | Major seventh | Leading tone |
The seventh degree is written as E#, which is the same as F. A practice in a scale notation is to not include the same letter twice, if it can be avoided.
The interval formula (2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1) can be expound into specific notes of the scale.
| Notes (ascending) | Interval |
|---|---|
| F#-G# | M2 |
| F#-A# | M3 |
| F#-B | P4 |
| F#-C# | P5 |
| F#-D# | M6 |
| F#-F | M7 |
| Notes (descending) | Interval |
|---|---|
| F#-F | m2 |
| F#-D# | m3 |
| F#-C# | P4 |
| F#-B | P5 |
| F#-A# | m6 |
| F#-G# | m7 |
Abbreviations are used: M / m stands for major / minor and P stands for perfect.
The main three-note and four-note chords that are related to this scale are the following:
| Chord | Fingering | Chord | Fingering |
|---|---|---|---|
| F# | 244322 | F#maj7 | XX4321 |
| G#m | 466444 | G#m7 | 464444 |
| A#m | X13321 | A#m7 | X13121 |
| B | X24442 | Bmaj7 | X24342 |
| C# | X46664 | C#7 | X46464 |
| D#m | X68876 | D#m7 | X68676 |
| Fdim | XX3464 | Fm7b5 | XX3444 |
The tones in these chords correspond to the tones of the F# Major scale in which F# is the tonic triad and F#maj7 the tonic 7th chord.
The F sharp Major consists of seven notes. These can be described as intervals, as semi-notes or steps on the guitar fingerboard, written as 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 from the first note to the next octave.
The scale can be played on the guitar from different starting positions in which F# functions as the tonic.
The F# Major is relative to D# Minor, which means that both scales include the same notes but with different tonal center.
The F# Major is identical with the F# Ionian mode.
Start the audio and play along! Use notes from the scale in the diagram above.
Normal tempo:The F sharp scale presented in sheet music notation.
The sheet music includes two octaves played ascending and descending. In musical notation, the key of F# is indicated by its key signature with six sharps.