F♯ Blues Scale
The F♯ blues scale has six notes: F♯, A, B, C, C♯ and E. It is the F♯ minor pentatonic with one extra "blue note" (C), and it fits over a 12-bar blues in F♯: F♯7, B7 and C♯7.
Notes
- F♯1
- A♭3
- B4
- C♭5
- C♯5
- E♭7
Step pattern: W+H – W – H – H – W+H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from F♯ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯ | Root |
| ♭3 | A | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | B | Perfect 4th |
| ♭5 | C | Diminished 5th |
| 5 | C♯ | Perfect 5th |
| ♭7 | E | Minor 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Related scales
Practise it
- Minor pentatonic box 1Technique · moved down 3 frets into F♯
- Pentatonic sequence in threesTechnique · moved down 3 frets into F♯
- Box 1 bend lickBlues · moved down 3 frets into F♯
- Blues turnaroundBlues · moved down 3 frets into F♯
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