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F♯ Major Blues Scale – Guitar
The major pentatonic plus the b3: the slide from b3 to 3 is the classic country-blues move. 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 blues scale
- F♯1
- G♯2
- Ab3
- A♯3
- C♯5
- D♯6
Formula: 1 – 2 – b3 – 3 – 5 – 6. Use it to solo over songs in F♯ major.
F♯ major blues 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 1–4
e|-----------------------2-4-| B|-------------------2-4-----| G|-------------1-2-3---------| D|---------1-4---------------| A|-----1-4-------------------| E|-2-4-----------------------|
Box 2 · frets 3–7
e|-------------------------4-5-6-| B|---------------------4-7-------| G|-----------------3-6-----------| D|-----------4-6-7---------------| A|-------4-6---------------------| E|-4-5-6-------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 6–9
e|-----------------------6-9-| B|-------------------7-9-----| G|---------------6-8---------| D|---------6-7-8-------------| A|-----6-9-------------------| E|-6-9-----------------------|
Box 4 · frets 8–11
e|----------------------------------9--11-| B|-------------------------9--10-11-------| G|-------------------8--11----------------| D|-------------8--11----------------------| A|-------9--11----------------------------| E|-9--11----------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 11–14
e|-------------------------------------11-14-| B|-------------------------------11-14-------| G|----------------------11-13-14-------------| D|----------------11-13----------------------| A|-------11-12-13----------------------------| E|-11-14-------------------------------------|
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 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 Blues Scale in other keys
- C Major Blues Scale
- D♭ Major Blues Scale
- D Major Blues Scale
- E♭ Major Blues Scale
- E Major Blues Scale
- F Major Blues Scale
- G Major Blues Scale
- A♭ Major Blues Scale
- A Major Blues Scale
- B♭ Major Blues Scale
- B Major Blues Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the F# major blues scale?
F#, G#, A, A#, C#, D#. The formula is 1 2 b3 3 5 6.
Where do I start playing the F# major blues scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 1–4. The root note F# is on the low E string at fret 2.