F#

Pentatonic Scale

F# / G♭ Major Pentatonic

5-note major scale without 4th or 7th. Universal, tension-free, folk and pop.

Notes in F# Major Pentatonic

F#1
G#2
A#3
C#4
D#5
F#8

Chords in F# Major Pentatonic

5 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iF#?F# – A# – D#—
iiG#?G# – C# – F#—
iiiA#?A# – D# – G#—
ivC#?C# – F# – A#—
vD#?D# – G# – 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, EMinor PentatonicF#, A, B, C#, EBluesF#, A, B, C, 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

Major Pentatonic in All 12 Keys

CC D E G AC#D♭Db Eb F Ab BbDD E F# A BD#E♭Eb F G Bb CEE F# G# B C#FF G A C DF#G♭F# G# A# C# D#GG A B D EG#A♭Ab Bb C Eb FAA B C# E F#A#B♭Bb C D F GBB C# D# F# G#

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Major Pentatonic scale by ear →Play F# Major PentatonicHear 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 Major Pentatonic

The F# major pentatonic scale contains the notes F#, G#, A#, C#, D#. 5-note major scale without 4th or 7th. Universal, tension-free, folk and pop.

The diatonic chords in F# major pentatonic are F#? (i), G#? (ii), A#? (iii), C#? (iv), D#? (v). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the F# major pentatonic scale.

To develop your ear for the F# major pentatonic 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.