Blues · F♯ · Piano
The F♯ Blues scale is F♯ A B C C♯ E — formula 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7, step pattern W+H–W–H–H–W+H–W. Use it over F♯7: it is the scale for the whole 12-bar blues, and over dominant or minor chords for a bluesy inflection. Below, every note is marked on the two-octave keyboard; press play to hear it on a synthesized piano while each note lights up, or tap any key to sound that note.
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Piano
Guitar · standard tuning
Tap any note on the diagram to hear it. Play loops the scale up and down one octave in eighth notes (switch Loop off for a single pass). “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Degree | Note | Interval from F♯ | Step to next |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯ | unison (0 semitones) | W+H |
| ♭3 | A | minor 3rd (3 semitones) | W |
| 4 | B | perfect 4th (5 semitones) | H |
| ♭5 | C | tritone (6 semitones) | H |
| 5 | C♯ | perfect 5th (7 semitones) | W+H |
| ♭7 | E | minor 7th (10 semitones) | W |
Chord it implies: F♯7. Use it for: the whole 12-bar blues, and over dominant or minor chords for a bluesy inflection.
Common questions
F♯ A B C C♯ E. As scale degrees: 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7. It has 6 notes.
F♯ Blues fits F♯7 and, more generally, the whole 12-bar blues, and over dominant or minor chords for a bluesy inflection.
1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7 — the step pattern from the root is W+H W H H W+H W (W = whole step, H = half step).
Play F♯ A B C C♯ E F♯ ascending from the root, then descend. The keyboard above shows every root in gold, chord tones outlined in amber and the remaining scale tones in teal; use the Play button to hear the fingering tempo.
Keep going
Same scale on guitar · all Blues pages: Blues hub · theory: chord-scale theory.
Other scales from F♯