JamEaseF♯ 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
- F♯1
- G♯2
- A♯3
- B4
- C♯5
- D♯6
- E♯7
Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in F♯ major.
Same seven notes as the E♭ natural minor scale (its relative minor).
F♯ major scale on the whole neck
Know the scale?
Now solo with it.
A guitar soloing course: 81 short lessons, each one ends with you jamming over a real backing track.
- From 3 notes to your own solos
- Every note on the neck, with sound and TAB
- 379 backing tracks in every key
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 1–5
e|-----------------------------1-2-4-| B|-------------------------2-4-------| G|-------------------1-3-4-----------| D|-------------1-3-4-----------------| A|-------1-2-4-----------------------| E|-1-2-4-----------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 2–8
e|-----------------------------------------2-4-6-7-| B|---------------------------------2-4-6-7---------| G|-------------------------3-4-6-8-----------------| D|-----------------3-4-6-8-------------------------| A|---------2-4-6-8---------------------------------| E|-2-4-6-7-----------------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 5–10
e|----------------------------------------------6--7--9--| B|-------------------------------------6--7--9-----------| G|----------------------------6--8--10-------------------| D|-------------------6--8--9-----------------------------| A|----------6--8--9--------------------------------------| E|-6--7--9-----------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 7–12
e|-------------------------------------------------7--9--11-| B|-------------------------------------7--9--11-12----------| G|----------------------------8--10-11----------------------| D|-------------------8--9--11-------------------------------| A|----------8--9--11----------------------------------------| E|-7--9--11-------------------------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 10–15
e|-------------------------------------------------11-13-14-| B|----------------------------------------11-12-14----------| G|----------------------------10-11-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------11-13-15-------------------------------| A|----------11-13-14----------------------------------------| E|-11-13-14-------------------------------------------------|
F♯ major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Rock pop ballad Backing track in F# major – Joan Grados (Nitus)
Songs in F♯ major
These songs are in F♯ major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- More Than Words – Extreme
- You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
- Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran
- I Knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift
- Everything Has Changed – Taylor Swift
- Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison
- Best Friend – Rex Orange County
- Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
- You And I – One Direction
- The Winner Takes It All – ABBA
- All Star – Smash Mouth
- History – One Direction
Other scales in F♯
- F♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale
- F♯ Major Pentatonic Scale
- F♯ Blues Scale
- F♯ Major Blues 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 Scale in other keys
- C Major Scale
- D♭ Major Scale
- D Major Scale
- E♭ Major Scale
- E Major Scale
- F Major Scale
- G Major Scale
- A♭ Major Scale
- A Major Scale
- B♭ Major Scale
- B Major Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the F# major scale?
F#, G#, A#, B, 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 1–5. The root note F# is on the low E string at fret 2.
What is the relative minor of F# major?
Eb minor – it uses the same notes.