F#

Pentatonic Scale

F# / G♭ Blues

Minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (blue note). The sound of the blues.

Notes in F# Blues

F#1
A2
B3
C4
C#5
E6
F#8

Chords in F# Blues

6 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iF#?F# – B – C#—
iiAmA – C – Eminor
iiiB?B – C# – F#—
ivC?C – E – A—
vC#?C# – F# – B—
viE?E – A – C—

Other Scales in F#

MajorF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, FNatural MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D, EHarmonic MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D, FMelodic MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, FDorianF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, EPhrygianF#, G, A, B, C#, D, ELydianF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, FMixolydianF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, ELocrianF#, G, A, B, C, D, EMajor PentatonicF#, G#, A#, C#, D#Minor PentatonicF#, A, B, C#, EWhole ToneF#, G#, A#, C, D, EDiminished (H-W)F#, G, A, A#, C, C#, D#, EDiminished (W-H)F#, G#, A, B, C, D, D#, FPhrygian DominantF#, G, A#, B, C#, D, EHungarian MinorF#, G#, A, C, C#, D, FLydian DominantF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, E

Blues in All 12 Keys

CC D# F F# G A#C#D♭Db E Gb G Ab BDD F G G# A CD#E♭Eb Gb Ab A Bb DbEE G A A# B DFF Ab Bb B C EbF#G♭F# A B C C# EGG A# C C# D FG#A♭Ab B Db D Eb GbAA C D D# E GA#B♭Bb Db Eb E F AbBB D E F F# A

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Blues scale by ear →Play F# BluesHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in F# / Gb Blues

The F# blues scale contains the notes F#, A, B, C, C#, E. Minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (blue note). The sound of the blues.

The diatonic chords in F# blues are F#? (i), Am (ii), B? (iii), C? (iv), C#? (v), E? (vi). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the F# blues scale.

To develop your ear for the F# blues sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.