F#

Symmetric Scale

F# / G♭ Whole Tone

6-note scale of equal whole steps. Dreamy, ambiguous, no tonal centre.

Notes in F# Whole Tone

F#1
G#2
A#3
C4
D5
E6
F#8

Chords in F# Whole Tone

6 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
IF#+F# – A# – Daugmented
IIG#+G# – C – Eaugmented
IIIA#+A# – D – F#augmented
IVC+C – E – G#augmented
VD+D – F# – A#augmented
VIE+E – G# – Caugmented

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#, EBluesF#, A, B, C, C#, 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

Whole Tone in All 12 Keys

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

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Whole Tone scale by ear →Play F# Whole ToneHear 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 Whole Tone

The F# whole tone scale contains the notes F#, G#, A#, C, D, E. 6-note scale of equal whole steps. Dreamy, ambiguous, no tonal centre.

The diatonic chords in F# whole tone are F#+ (I), G#+ (II), A#+ (III), C+ (IV), D+ (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# whole tone scale.

To develop your ear for the F# whole tone 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.