F♯ blues scale
The F♯ minor pentatonic plus a sixth note: the flat fifth, or “blue note.” It’s what gives the blues its color, slipped in between the fourth and the fifth.
- Notes:
- F♯, A, B, C, C♯, E.
- Formula:
- 1, ♭3, 4, ♭5, 5, ♭7.
- Style:
- Blues, rock, jazz.
- Difficulty:
- Beginner.
On the neck
Every note of the scale on the neck (choose 12, 15 or 19 frets). Click to listen.
High E at the top, just like in tab.Neck seen from the front, headstock at the top: low E on the left, just like a chord diagram.
Play the scale notes over it. Open in the Studio
Chords that go with it
The chords built on the notes of the scale: improvise with this scale over any progression that uses them.
Progressions to use it on
Loop the first one and improvise over it:
All 5 positions
These are the five minor pentatonic positions, plus the blue note (in purple) wherever it falls in the position. Position 1 starts on the root, on the 6th string.
Position 1: frets 2 to 5
It also works an octave higher, frets 14 to 17.
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-------------------------2-5-| B|---------------------2-5-----| G|---------------2-4-5---------| D|-----------2-4---------------| A|-----2-3-4-------------------| E|-2-5-------------------------|
Position 2: frets 4 to 7
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-----------------------5-7-| B|-------------------5-7-----| G|-------------4-5-6---------| D|---------4-7---------------| A|-----4-7-------------------| E|-5-7-----------------------|
Position 3: frets 6 to 10
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|---------------------------7-8-9-| B|----------------------7-10-------| G|------------------6-9------------| D|-----------7-9-10----------------| A|-------7-9-----------------------| E|-7-8-9---------------------------|
Position 4: frets 9 to 12
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|------------------------------9-12-| B|------------------------10-12------| G|-------------------9-11------------| D|-----------9-10-11-----------------| A|------9-12-------------------------| E|-9-12------------------------------|
Position 5: frets 11 to 14
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|----------------------------------12-14-| B|-------------------------12-13-14-------| G|-------------------11-14----------------| D|-------------11-14----------------------| A|-------12-14----------------------------| E|-12-14----------------------------------|