☀️ 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.
The notes of the F♯ major scale are F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯ and E♯
The relative minor of the F♯ major scale is D♯ minor
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♯
G♯
C♯
A♯
D♯
B
E♯
B
E♯
F♯
C♯
G♯
D♯
A♯
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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:
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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):
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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.
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F♯ major
F♯ A♯ C♯ E♯
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G♯ minor
G♯ B D♯ F♯
iii
A♯ minor
A♯ C♯ E♯ G♯
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B major
B D♯ F♯ A♯
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C♯ major
C♯ E♯ G♯ B
vi
D♯ minor
D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯
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E♯ diminished
E♯ G♯ B D♯
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Common chord progressions in the key of F♯ major
Here's list of popular major key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of F♯ major. Again, you can use numbers 1 through 7 on your keyboard to trigger the different chords:
I F♯ maj
IV B maj
V C♯ maj
I F♯ maj
vi D♯ min
ii G♯ min
V C♯ maj
vi D♯ min
IV B maj
I F♯ maj
V C♯ maj
I F♯ maj
iii A♯ min
IV B maj
V C♯ maj
I F♯ maj
IV B maj
vi E♯ min
V C♯ maj
ii G♯ min
V C♯ maj
I F♯ maj
I F♯ maj
vi D♯ min
IV B maj
V C♯ maj
I F♯ maj
IV B maj
ii G♯ min
V C♯ maj
iii A♯ min
vi D♯ min
ii G♯ min
V C♯ maj
I F♯ maj
V C♯ maj
vi D♯ min
IV B maj
I F♯ maj
IV B maj
V C♯ maj
I F♯ maj
I F♯ maj
V C♯ maj
ii G♯ min
iii A♯ min
Toggle F♯ major scale intervals & scale degrees
| degrees | notes | intervals |
|---|---|---|
| 1: Tonic | F♯ | Unison |
| 2: Supertonic | G♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3: Mediant | A♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4: Subdominant | B | Perfect 4th |
| 5: Dominant | C♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6: Submediant | D♯ | Major 6th |
| 7: Leading Tone | E♯ | Major 7th |
| 1: Octave/Tonic | F♯ | Perfect 8th |
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
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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
