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F# major scale

It has 7 notes: F# G# A# B C# D# E#. Formula: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Also written Gb major scale.

Degree1234567
NoteF#G#A#BC#D#E#

Patterns

Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.

Position 1Frets 1–4 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 1 (7), 2 (1), 4 (2)
  • B: 2 (5), 4 (6)
  • G: 1 (2), 3 (3), 4 (4)
  • D: 1 (6), 3 (7), 4 (1)
  • A: 1 (3), 2 (4), 4 (5)
  • E: 1 (7), 2 (1), 4 (2)
3 notes per string, from the rootFrets 2–7 · root F#
eBGDAE234567123456712345671234
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 4 (2), 6 (3), 7 (4)
  • B: 4 (6), 6 (7), 7 (1)
  • G: 3 (3), 4 (4), 6 (5)
  • D: 3 (7), 4 (1), 6 (2)
  • A: 2 (4), 4 (5), 6 (6)
  • E: 2 (1), 4 (2), 6 (3)
Position 2Frets 3–7 · root F#
eBGDAE3456723456712345671234
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 4 (2), 6 (3), 7 (4)
  • B: 4 (6), 6 (7), 7 (1)
  • G: 3 (3), 4 (4), 6 (5)
  • D: 3 (7), 4 (1), 6 (2)
  • A: 4 (5), 6 (6)
  • E: 4 (2), 6 (3), 7 (4)
Position 3Frets 6–9 · root F#
eBGDAE678934567123456712345
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 6 (3), 7 (4), 9 (5)
  • B: 6 (7), 7 (1), 9 (2)
  • G: 6 (5), 8 (6)
  • D: 6 (2), 8 (3), 9 (4)
  • A: 6 (6), 8 (7), 9 (1)
  • E: 6 (3), 7 (4), 9 (5)
Position 4Frets 8–12 · root F#
eBGDAE891011125671234567123456
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 9 (5), 11 (6)
  • B: 9 (2), 11 (3), 12 (4)
  • G: 8 (6), 10 (7), 11 (1)
  • D: 8 (3), 9 (4), 11 (5)
  • A: 8 (7), 9 (1), 11 (2)
  • E: 9 (5), 11 (6)
Position 5Frets 10–14 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 11 (6), 13 (7), 14 (1)
  • B: 11 (3), 12 (4), 14 (5)
  • G: 10 (7), 11 (1), 13 (2)
  • D: 11 (5), 13 (6)
  • A: 11 (2), 13 (3), 14 (4)
  • E: 11 (6), 13 (7), 14 (1)

Same notes, different home

These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.

Chords it fits

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