F# Major scale
The most common scale in Western music. Bright, happy sound.
7 notes · Standard tuning
Root (F#)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
F#
R
G#
2
A#
3
B
4
C#
5
D#
6
F
7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the F# Major scale across the neck.
Major in other keys
About the F# Major scale
The F# Major scale contains the notes F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, F. It is a 7-note scale with intervals: R – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7. The diagram above shows all positions of the F# Major scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (F#); outlined dots are other scale tones.