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F Major Scale – Guitar

The seven-note scale everything else is measured against: do-re-mi on the guitar neck. Here it is in F: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.

Notes in the F major scale

Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in F major.

Same seven notes as the D natural minor scale (its relative minor).

F major scale on the whole neck

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F Major Scale on the whole neck, frets 0-15. Gold = the root (F).
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The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB

Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.

Box 1 · frets 11–16

EADGBe111213141516EGABbCDEGABbBbCDEG
F Major Scale, box 1
e|----------------------------------------------12-13-15-|
B|-------------------------------------11-13-15----------|
G|----------------------------12-14-15-------------------|
D|-------------------12-14-15----------------------------|
A|----------12-13-15-------------------------------------|
E|-12-13-15----------------------------------------------|

Box 2 · frets 1–7

EADGBe1234567EGABbABbCDEDEGAGABbCDCDEEGABb
F Major Scale, box 2
e|-----------------------------------------1-3-5-6-|
B|---------------------------------1-3-5-6---------|
G|-------------------------2-3-5-7-----------------|
D|-----------------2-3-5-7-------------------------|
A|---------1-3-5-7---------------------------------|
E|-1-3-5-6-----------------------------------------|

Box 3 · frets 4–9

EADGBe456789ABbCDEGABbCDEEGABbC
F Major Scale, box 3
e|-------------------------------5-6-8-|
B|-------------------------5-6-8-------|
G|-------------------5-7-9-------------|
D|-------------5-7-8-------------------|
A|-------5-7-8-------------------------|
E|-5-6-8-------------------------------|

Box 4 · frets 6–11

EADGBe67891011BbCDEGABbCDEGABbBbCD
F Major Scale, box 4
e|-------------------------------------------------6--8--10-|
B|-------------------------------------6--8--10-11----------|
G|----------------------------7--9--10----------------------|
D|-------------------7--8--10-------------------------------|
A|----------7--8--10----------------------------------------|
E|-6--8--10-------------------------------------------------|

Box 5 · frets 9–14

EADGBe91011121314DEGABbCDEEGAABbCDE
F Major Scale, box 5
e|-------------------------------------------------10-12-13-|
B|----------------------------------------10-11-13----------|
G|----------------------------9--10-12-14-------------------|
D|-------------------10-12-14-------------------------------|
A|----------10-12-13----------------------------------------|
E|-10-12-13-------------------------------------------------|

F major backing track

Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.

Rock Pop Backing Track F Major | 70 BPM | Guitar Backing Track – TGuitar

Songs in F major

These songs are in F major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:

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Other scales in F

Major Scale in other keys

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FAQ

What notes are in the F major scale?

F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E. The formula is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7.

Where do I start playing the F major scale on guitar?

Start with Box 1, frets 11–16. The root note F is on the low E string at fret 1.

What is the relative minor of F major?

D minor – it uses the same notes.