Major & minor
F major scale · also called the Ionian mode
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
- FGAB♭CDE
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
How to play the F major scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------3-5-6-| B|-------------------------3-5-6-------| G|-------------------2-3-5-------------| D|-------------2-3-5-------------------| A|-------1-3-5-------------------------| E|-1-3-5-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 1–6
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------0-1-3-| E|-----0-1---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the F major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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