Guitar scale · Major & minor
F♯ major scale on guitar
Every position of the F♯ major scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.
Its relative minor is D♯ natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of F♯ major.
- Notes
- F♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯E♯
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 2–7, ascending
e|-------------------------------4-6-7-| B|-------------------------4-6-7-------| G|-------------------3-4-6-------------| D|-------------3-4-6-------------------| A|-------2-4-6-------------------------| E|-2-4-6-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 2, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the F♯ major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
vii°
E♯dim
E♯m7♭5
E♯ G♯ B
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