F

Pentatonic Scale

F Blues

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

Notes in F Blues

F1
Ab2
Bb3
B4
C5
Eb6
F8

Chords in F Blues

6 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iF?F – Bb – C—
iiAbmAb – B – Ebminor
iiiBb?Bb – C – F—
ivB?B – Eb – Ab—
vC?C – F – Bb—
viEb?Eb – Ab – B—

Other Scales in F

MajorF, G, A, Bb, C, D, ENatural MinorF, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, EbHarmonic MinorF, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, EMelodic MinorF, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, EDorianF, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, EbPhrygianF, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, Db, EbLydianF, G, A, B, C, D, EMixolydianF, G, A, Bb, C, D, EbLocrianF, Gb, Ab, Bb, B, Db, EbMajor PentatonicF, G, A, C, DMinor PentatonicF, Ab, Bb, C, EbWhole ToneF, G, A, B, Db, EbDiminished (H-W)F, Gb, Ab, A, B, C, D, EbDiminished (W-H)F, G, Ab, Bb, B, Db, D, EPhrygian DominantF, Gb, A, Bb, C, Db, EbHungarian MinorF, G, Ab, B, C, Db, ELydian DominantF, G, A, B, C, D, Eb

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 Blues

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

The diatonic chords in F blues are F? (i), Abm (ii), Bb? (iii), B? (iv), C? (v), Eb? (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.