F♯ Major Scale
The F♯ major scale has seven notes: F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯ and E♯. It has 6 sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯ and E♯), and it is the relative major of D♯ minor.
Notes
- F♯1
- G♯2
- A♯3
- B4
- C♯5
- D♯6
- E♯7
Step pattern: W – W – H – W – W – W – H (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from F♯ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯ | Root |
| 2 | G♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | A♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | B | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | C♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | D♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | E♯ | Major 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Key signature
F♯ major has 6 sharps: F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯ E♯. See it on the circle of fifths →
Chords in the key of F♯ major
| Numeral | Chord | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| I | F♯ | F♯maj7 |
| ii | G♯m | G♯m7 |
| iii | A♯m | A♯m7 |
| IV | B | Bmaj7 |
| V | C♯ | C♯7 |
| vi | D♯m | D♯m7 |
| vii° | E♯dim | E♯m7♭5 |
Common progressions
- Three-chordF♯ – B – C♯I – IV – V
- Pop ("four chords")F♯ – C♯ – D♯m – BI – V – vi – IV
- Jazz ii–V–IG♯m – C♯ – F♯ii – V – I
- 50s doo-wopF♯ – D♯m – B – C♯I – vi – IV – V
Related scales
Practise it
- G major, three notes per stringTechnique · moved down 1 fret into F♯
- Legato trills (hammer-ons & pull-offs)Technique · moved up 6 frets into F♯
- ii–V–I lineJazz · moved up 6 frets into F♯
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