F♯ Major Pentatonic Scale
The F♯ major pentatonic scale has five notes: F♯, G♯, A♯, C♯ and D♯. It is the F♯ major scale without its 4th and 7th, which removes every half step — so almost nothing sounds wrong over F♯ major chords.
Notes
- F♯1
- G♯2
- A♯3
- C♯5
- D♯6
Step pattern: W – W – W+H – 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 |
| 5 | C♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | D♯ | Major 6th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Related scales
Practise it
- Country runCountry · moved down 1 fret into F♯
Explore it on the full fretboard · Piano scale explorer · Metronome