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F Major Pentatonic Scale – Guitar
The bright, sweet-sounding pentatonic: country, pop and classic rock solos over major-key songs. 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 pentatonic scale
- F1
- G2
- A3
- C5
- D6
Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 6. Use it to solo over songs in F major.
Same five notes as the D minor pentatonic scale – the shapes are identical, only the home note changes.
F major pentatonic scale on the whole neck
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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 12–15
e|-------------------------------13-15-| B|-------------------------13-15-------| G|-------------------12-14-------------| D|-------------12-15-------------------| A|-------12-15-------------------------| E|-13-15-------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 2–6
e|---------------------3-5-| B|-----------------3-6-----| G|-------------2-5---------| D|---------3-5-------------| A|-----3-5-----------------| E|-3-5---------------------|
Box 3 · frets 5–8
e|---------------------5-8-| B|-----------------6-8-----| G|-------------5-7---------| D|---------5-7-------------| A|-----5-8-----------------| E|-5-8---------------------|
Box 4 · frets 7–10
e|-------------------------------8--10-| B|-------------------------8--10-------| G|-------------------7--10-------------| D|-------------7--10-------------------| A|-------8--10-------------------------| E|-8--10-------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 10–13
e|-------------------------------10-13-| B|-------------------------10-13-------| G|-------------------10-12-------------| D|-------------10-12-------------------| A|-------10-12-------------------------| E|-10-13-------------------------------|
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:
- Yesterday – The Beatles
- Hey Jude – The Beatles
- Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
- Im Not The Only One – Sam Smith
- Love Of My Life – Queen
- Heather – Conan Gray
- No Surprises – Radiohead
- Blank Space – Taylor Swift
- Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
- Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
- What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
- Sign Of The Times – Harry Styles
Other scales in F
- F Minor Pentatonic Scale
- F Blues Scale
- F Major Blues Scale
- F Major Scale
- F Natural Minor Scale
- F Dorian Mode
- F Mixolydian Mode
- F Phrygian Mode
- F Lydian Mode
- F Harmonic Minor Scale
- F Melodic Minor Scale
Major Pentatonic Scale in other keys
- C Major Pentatonic Scale
- D♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- D Major Pentatonic Scale
- E♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- E Major Pentatonic Scale
- F♯ Major Pentatonic Scale
- G Major Pentatonic Scale
- A♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- A Major Pentatonic Scale
- B♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- B Major Pentatonic Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the F major pentatonic scale?
F, G, A, C, D. The formula is 1 2 3 5 6.
Where do I start playing the F major pentatonic scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 12–15. 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.