F# major pentatonic scale
It has 5 notes: F# G# A# C# D#. Formula: 1 2 3 5 6. Also written Gb major pentatonic scale.
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | F# | G# | A# | C# | D# |
Patterns
Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 2 (1), 4 (2)
- B: 2 (5), 4 (6)
- G: 1 (2), 3 (3)
- D: 1 (6), 4 (1)
- A: 1 (3), 4 (5)
- E: 2 (1), 4 (2)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 4 (2), 6 (3)
- B: 4 (6), 7 (1)
- G: 3 (3), 6 (5)
- D: 4 (1), 6 (2)
- A: 4 (5), 6 (6)
- E: 4 (2), 6 (3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 6 (3), 9 (5)
- B: 7 (1), 9 (2)
- G: 6 (5), 8 (6)
- D: 6 (2), 8 (3)
- A: 6 (6), 9 (1)
- E: 6 (3), 9 (5)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 9 (5), 11 (6)
- B: 9 (2), 11 (3)
- G: 8 (6), 11 (1)
- D: 8 (3), 11 (5)
- A: 9 (1), 11 (2)
- E: 9 (5), 11 (6)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 11 (6), 14 (1)
- B: 11 (3), 14 (5)
- G: 11 (1), 13 (2)
- D: 11 (5), 13 (6)
- A: 11 (2), 13 (3)
- E: 11 (6), 14 (1)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.