F# Major Pentatonic scale
Five-note major scale. Great for country, folk, and rock.
5 notes · Standard tuning
Root (F#)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
F#
R
G#
2
A#
3
C#
5
D#
6
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the F# Major Pentatonic scale across the neck.
Major Pentatonic in other keys
About the F# Major Pentatonic scale
The F# Major Pentatonic scale contains the notes F#, G#, A#, C#, D#. It is a 5-note scale with intervals: R – 2 – 3 – 5 – 6. The diagram above shows all positions of the F# Major Pentatonic scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (F#); outlined dots are other scale tones.